Legba Haitian Trickster God
Name: Legba the Trickster
Pantheon/ Culture: Dahomey of
West Africa, Haitian Vodou
Gender: Male
Category: God/Loa
Celebration day: November 1
Known Aliases: Papa Legba
Associated: speech, communication
Legba a celestial trickster
in the Dahomey of West Africa to whom mankind owes the art of prognostication
and the interpretation of oracles.
His sacred animal is the dog which he uses as
a Messenger.
He stands at a spiritual
crossroads and gives (or denies) permission to speak with the gods, and is
believed to speak all human languages. ... Legba facilitates communication,
speech, and understanding.
Legba is also the god of
travel, opportunity, and luck.
The rat is Legba's sacred
animal and his colors are black red and white. His honor day is November 1st,
when bonfires are lit in his honor. Besides that he has feast days on March
18th, 19th or 20th and June 29th.
