Procédé qui consiste, en guise d’offrande, à répandre un liquide sur un autel Vodun appartenant à une divinité au cours d’un rituel ou d’une cérémonie. Le liquide en question peut être de l’huile de palme, du sang d’animal, de l’alcool, ou simplement de l’eau. Il peut également s’agir d’un mélange contenant un liquide composé d’autres substances, ceci dépendant du but recherché et de la divinité à qui la libation doit être faite. Il faut toutefois noter que chaque divinité a ses besoins spécifiques et qu’un liquide valable pour une peut entraîner l’effet inverse chez une autre. De ce fait, les libations sont faites par des personnes averties, instruites en la matière, qui maîtrisent la procédure.
Process whereby a liquid is poured onto a Vodun altar dedicated to a certain deity as an offering during a ritual or ceremony. The liquid may be palm oil, animal blood, alcohol, or simply water. It may also be a mixture containing a liquid composed of multiple substances, depending on the purpose and the deity to whom the libation is to be made. It should be noted, however, that each deity has its own specific needs, and a liquid that is appropriate for one may have the opposite effect on another. For this reason, libations are made only by those knowledgeable about the procedure.
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