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| Veve for Oggun |
The Veves are a popular art form in Haitian and New
Orleanian Voodoo used to represent the Lwa during rituals and portray them in
everyday life. Each Lwa has his or her own unique veve, although certain
regions have different veves for the same Lwa. During voodoo rituals, the veves
are drawn on the ground using chalk or strewn with a powdery substance like
flour or cornmeal, and offerings are placed upon them. The main purpose of the
veves is to bring the lwa down to earth in order to participate directly in the
ritual. The ability to draw veves correctly is a prized skill for new initiates
into voodoo and the more correctly they are drawn, the more powerful they are
believed to be.
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