Editing Grand Bois (loa)

'''Grand Bois''' (meaning ''great wood'', also '''Grans Bwa''', '''Bran Bwa''', '''Ganga-Bois'''; {{langx|ht|Gran Bwa}}) is an elemental, nature-oriented [[loa]] closely associated with trees, plants, and herbs in [[Haiti]]an [[Haitian Vodou|Vodou]]. Offerings to him include leaves and herbs, honey, and spiced rum. As a petro loa and loa of the wilderness, he can be fierce and unpredictable in some aspects.<ref name="Torres">Torres, Rafael Agustí. "Loas y Vèvès del Vudú", pp. 19-20 (in Spanish)</ref>

'''Grand Bois''', '''[[Kalfu|Maître Carrefour]]''' (Master Crossroads), and [[Baron Cimetière]] (Baron Cemetery) form the triad of magicians. They represent the journey of life: ''Grand Bois'' represents the rich earth that you spring from and the dark woods you stumble through, ''Maitre Carrefour'' represents the various roads and paths you choose to travel on, and ''Baron Cimitère'' represents the end of the trip.<ref name="Torres" />     

Grand Bois is represented by [[Saint Sebastian]] as his Catholic counterpart. His colors are commonly shades of green (sometimes including red in some houses).<ref name="Torres" />

==See also==
*[[Leshy]]

==References==
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{{Afro-American Religions}}

[[Category:Haitian Vodou gods]]
[[Category:Nature gods]]
[[Category:Saint Sebastian]]


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