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VOODOO!
GENUINE NEW ORLEANS
VOODOO WEDDING DOLLS TOP THE GIFT
LIST FOR ANY HAPPY COUPLE!!
By
Dawn Theard
A
New Orleans couple whose original
nuptial date was postponed by the
fury of Hurricane Katrina finally
made it up the aisle recently in
an inspired early-Spring ceremony
with a unique New Orleans Voodoo
twist.
Everything
so it seems is going well up to
the big day. The caterers and chapel
are confirmed, the invitations have
all been sent, and RSVPed, But you
shouldn't take any out side great
risks at spoiling the big day; protect
yourself or the bride you love with
the Wedding Hoodoo Voodoo Dolls.
In the
beautiful Old Creole atmosphere
the happy couple, attended by numerous
friends and family members, are
always excited to receive a rare
gift from Bianca, the reigning Voodoo
Queen of New Orleans.
These two particular dolls, designed
by the phenomenal Ricardo Pustanio
according to strict guidelines established
by Bianca and in keeping with those
maintained by the secret Sosyete
created generations ago by Marie
Laveau, are meant to take on all
the happy wishes for the new couple
and make them reality in the years
to come.
These dolls
were created by Pustanio in the image
of one of the most enduring and fruitful
Lwa couples in the entire Vodoun pantheon,
Papa Guede and his wife, Manman Brigit.
Each stand approximately 16 inches
high, wearing colorful Voodoo wedding
regalia including a top hat for Guede
and a flaming red veil for his bride.
In keeping
with old New Orleans hoodoo voodoo
tradition, before the couple can
claim the dolls they must be passed
through the gathering of family
and friends who take turns inserting
pins into the dolls while making
happy wishes for the wedding couple.
Several
elderly female guests often immediately
recognize the old style hoodoo voodoo
wedding dolls and enjoy being reminded
that this old tradition still endures.
But yet many will say, be so warned:
" Let just one person
unhappy with the blessed union,
sticking a pin in one of the dolls,
wish an evil cruel thought, then
the happy marriage will end in
less then a year."
"
Trouble usually pursues the couple
and begins within a few days of
the wedding. From great mistakes
made in haste, to the loss of
friends. Plagues of frustration,
fits of anger and great trials
and tribulations. Beware of the
person who sticks the doll with
malice or cruelty!"
WARNING
Although the Wedding
Voodoo Dolls are always
given on a joyous occasion,
Voodoo Queen Bianca
warns that those inserting
pins in the dolls should
only do so with the
best intentions for
the new couple. As with
all voodoo dolls and
fetishes, an ill-wish
can go a long, long
way. Pins should only
be inserted with joyful
wishes on the lips and
in the heart or the
bad luck resulting will
be visited upon the
couple almost immediately.
Bianca further cautions
that this negative action,
like many magic workings,
can be a double-edged
sword: the bad luck
wished is almost certainly
going to return to the
ill-meaning guest in
one form or another,
as well as plague the
couple thorughout their
married life. Because
of this, dolls should
be strictly kept away
from family members
and friends who are
known or who might be
suspected of wishing
the couple anything
but good luck and joy.
xxx
Pins are
inserted in the groom’s pockets
(for money), the bride’s feet
(for a firm marriage foundation),
and even in the dolls’ hearts
to ensure a long and enduring love.
But the most popular location for
pins on both dolls appears to be
the groin region filled with wishes
for many happy children, and also
stuck the groom doll in the butt
as a gentle reminder of a lifetime
of firm guidance.
Wedding
Voodoo idol Benin voodoo
When the pin-sticking ritual is
complete, the dolls are presented
to the couple, with the bride receiving
the groom doll and the groom the
image of his bride. The couple are
further delighted to find each doll
holding a wedding gris-gris bag
charged and blessed by Bianca herself
and each containing not only a Sacred
Monkey and Cock figurine but also
many traditional fetishes that have
been given to the newly-married
of New Orleans for generations:
tonka beans, pennies, thread, salt,
and other traditional items filled
the bags.
Many a happy couple are overjoyed by
this unique traditional gift and make
a firm vow to display the voodoo wedding
dolls prominently in their new home
to ensure that luck, fertility and love
always flowing through them.
Traditional New Orleans VOODOO WEDDING
DOLLS are available for purchase
throughout New Orleans. Each set
of dolls is usually handmade and
designed specifically with individual
couples in mind – no two sets
are ever alike.
New
Orleans Wedding Voodoo dolls sell
very well in Europe and are now
something of a craze in parts of
Asia; in the US, roughly crafted
wedding dolls with a “handmade”
look are being sold as Wedding day
novelties.
One
New Orleans artist Ricardo Pustanio
particularly known for his unusual
sacred constructions of voodoo dolls
and voodoo doll wedding dolls. His
Lavish creations are higly sought
after and extremely collectable.
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