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Baron Samedi

In Vodun, Baron Samedi ("Baron Saturday") was a spirit of the dead, along with Baron Cemetière and Baron La Croix; Baron Samedi was usually depicted with a top hat, black tuxedo, sunglasses and a cigar. He was one of the Guédé.

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