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Введение
Луа-воронка Айида Веддо, также известная как Айида, Айида Веддо, Айдо Кведо, Айдо Веддо, Айда Веддо и Айдо Хведо, является могущественным духом лоа в Воду, почитаемым в регионах Африки и Карибского бассейна, особенно в Бенине и Гаити. Известная как "Радужный Змей", Айида Веддо – лоа плодородия, радуг, ветра, воды, огня, богатства, грома и змей. Наряду с Дамбаллой, Айида Веддо считается одной из древнейших и важнейших лоа. Во многих источниках она рассматривается как женская половина духа-близнеца Дамбаллы, и для её обозначения также используются имена Да Айда Хведо, Дэн Айда Хведо и Дэн Айда Ведо. Считается, что Айида Веддо существовала до сотворения Земли, помогала богине-творцу Маву Лисе в формировании мира и отвечает за удержание Земли и небес вместе. Айида Веддо дарует любовь и благополучие своим последователям, обучая гибкости и связи между телом и духом. Во многих сказаниях она замужем за Дамбаллой. Как его неразлучная спутница, она разделяет его с его наложницей Эрзули Фреда. В других же она едина с Дамбаллой: единое существо, обладающее двойственным духом. Как его женское проявление, вместе они представляют динамизм, жизнь, творение и переплетённую гармонию мужского и женского, земли и неба, тела и духа.
Rainbow serpent loa
Ayida Weddo, also known as Ayida, Ayida Wedo, Aido Quedo, Aido Wedo, Aida Wedo, and Aido Hwedo, is a powerful loa spirit in Vodou, revered in regions across Africa and the Caribbean, namely in Benin and Haiti. Known as the "Rainbow Serpent", Ayida Weddo is the loa of fertility, rainbows, wind, water, fire, wealth, thunder, and snakes. Alongside Damballa, Ayida Weddo is regarded among the most ancient and significant loa. Considered in many sources as the female half of Damballa's twin spirit, the names Da Ayida Hwedo, Dan Ayida Hwedo, and Dan Aida Wedo have also been used to refer to her. Thought to have existed before the Earth, Ayida Weddo assisted the creator goddess Mawu Lisa in the formation of the world, and is responsible for holding together the Earth and heavens. Ayida Weddo bestows love and well being upon her followers, teaching fluidity and the connection between body and spirit. In many stories, she is married to Damballa. As his inseparable companion, she shares him with his concubine, Erzulie Freda. In others, she is one with Damballa: a single entity sharing a dual spirit. As his female aspect, together they represent dynamism, life, creation, and the intertwined harmony of male and female, earth and heaven, and body and spirit.
Символы и приношения
Аида Веддо символизируется радугой, змеей, молнией и белым пакетом конго. В веве она неизменно изображается вместе с Дамбаллой в виде двух танцующих или переплетенных змей. Белый цвет, как наиболее чистый, представляет её во время церемоний. Когда Аида Веддо является в ритуале, она облачается в белые одежды и украшенный драгоценностями головной убор, воплощая змею, скользя по земле. В соответствии с её священным цветом, уместными подношениями ей будут белые цыплята, белые яйца, рис, молоко, а также другие белые дары, украшенные цветами радуги.
Ayida Weddo is symbolized by the rainbow, snake, thunderbolt, and white paquet congo. In veves, she is invariably portrayed alongside Damballa as one of two dancing or intertwined serpents. White, as the purest color, represents her in ceremony. When Ayida Weddo appears in ritual, she dons white cloth and a jeweled headdress, and embodies the serpent by slithering upon the ground. Matching her sacred color, appropriate offerings to her include white chickens, white eggs, rice, milk, as well as other white offerings decorated in rainbow colors.
Форма и функция
Фонцы Бенина верят, что радужный змей Айида Веддо был слугой Маву Лизы и существовал до сотворения Земли. Когда Маву Лиза создавала мир, змей носил богиню в пасти, пока она формировала Землю своими творениями. По мере того, как они пересекали землю, тело радужного змея оставляло за собой каньоны, реки, долины и горы. У радужного змея была двойственная природа: его красная половина была мужской, а синяя – женской. Вместе они поддерживали Землю и небеса. Говорят, что женская половина изгибала молнии и радуги по небу своим телом и обитала среди облаков, деревьев, родников и рек. По просьбе Маву Лизы помочь поддержать вес ее творений на Земле, мужская половина радужного змея обвила свое тело под землей, чтобы предотвратить его обрушение. Когда он извивается от напряжения под тяжестью мира, змей вызывает землетрясения. Когда у него заканчивается железо, насыщающее его голод, говорят, что змей поглотит свой хвост, в конечном итоге заставляя тяжелую Землю погрузиться в бездну. В некоторых историях Айида Веддо спускается с небес с Адану и Йевой, первыми людьми, созданными Маву.
The Fon people of Benin believe the rainbow serpent Ayida Weddo was a servant of Mawu Lisa and existed before the Earth was made. As Mawu Lisa created the world, the serpent carried the goddess in its mouth as she shaped the Earth with her creations. As they went across the land, the rainbow serpent's body left behind the canyons, rivers, valleys, and mountains. The rainbow serpent had a twin personality whose red half was male, and whose blue half was female. Together, they held up the Earth and the heavens. The female half was said to arc thunderbolts and rainbows across the sky with its body, and lived among the clouds, trees, springs, and rivers. Asked by Mawu Lisa to help support the weight of her creations on the Earth, the rainbow serpent's male half coiled its body underneath the world to prevent its collapse. As it writhes from exertion under the world's weight, the serpent causes earthquakes in the land. When it runs out of the iron that sates its hunger, it is said the serpent will devour its tail, finally causing the heavy Earth to sink into the abyss. In some stories, Ayida Weddo descends from the heavens with Adanhu and Yewa, the first humans created by Mawu. <blockquote>"In the beginning there was a vast serpent, whose body formed seven thousand coils beneath the earth, protecting it from descent into the abysmal sea. Then the titanic snake began to move and heave its massive form from the earth to envelop the sky. It scattered stars in the firmament and wound its taught flesh down the mountains to create riverbeds. It shot thunderbolts to the earth to create the sacred thunderstones. From its deepest core it released the sacred waters to fill the earth with life. As the first rains fell, a rainbow encompassed the sky and Danbala took her, Ayida Wedo, as his wife. The spiritual nectar that they created reproduces through all men and women as milk and semen. The serpent and the rainbow taught humankind the link between blood and life, between menstruation and birth, and the ultimate Vodou sacrament of blood sacrifice." Ayida Weddo is syncretized in Haitian Vodou with the Catholic figure of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception for her association with serpents and rainbow colored cherubs. Ayida Weddo's days of service lie on Monday and Tuesday, and she is honored on December 8 with festivals for her blessings.
"В начале был огромный змей, чье тело образовало семь тысяч извилин под землей, защищая ее от падения в бездну моря. Затем титаническая змея начала двигаться и поднимать свою огромную форму с земли, чтобы окутать небо. Она рассеяла звезды по небосводу и обвила свою крепкую плоть вокруг гор, чтобы создать русла рек. Она посылала молнии на землю, чтобы создать священные громовые камни. Из своей глубочайшей сущности она выпустила священные воды, чтобы наполнить землю жизнью. Когда начались первые дожди, радуга охватила небо, и Данбала взял Айду Ведо в жены. Духовный нектар, который они создали, воспроизводится во всех мужчинах и женщинах в виде молока и семени. Змей и радуга научили человечество связи между кровью и жизнью, между менструацией и рождением, и высшему сакраменту Воду – жертвоприношению крови."
The Fon people of Benin believe the rainbow serpent Ayida Weddo was a servant of Mawu Lisa and existed before the Earth was made. As Mawu Lisa created the world, the serpent carried the goddess in its mouth as she shaped the Earth with her creations. As they went across the land, the rainbow serpent's body left behind the canyons, rivers, valleys, and mountains. The rainbow serpent had a twin personality whose red half was male, and whose blue half was female. Together, they held up the Earth and the heavens. The female half was said to arc thunderbolts and rainbows across the sky with its body, and lived among the clouds, trees, springs, and rivers. Asked by Mawu Lisa to help support the weight of her creations on the Earth, the rainbow serpent's male half coiled its body underneath the world to prevent its collapse. As it writhes from exertion under the world's weight, the serpent causes earthquakes in the land. When it runs out of the iron that sates its hunger, it is said the serpent will devour its tail, finally causing the heavy Earth to sink into the abyss. In some stories, Ayida Weddo descends from the heavens with Adanhu and Yewa, the first humans created by Mawu. <blockquote>"In the beginning there was a vast serpent, whose body formed seven thousand coils beneath the earth, protecting it from descent into the abysmal sea. Then the titanic snake began to move and heave its massive form from the earth to envelop the sky. It scattered stars in the firmament and wound its taught flesh down the mountains to create riverbeds. It shot thunderbolts to the earth to create the sacred thunderstones. From its deepest core it released the sacred waters to fill the earth with life. As the first rains fell, a rainbow encompassed the sky and Danbala took her, Ayida Wedo, as his wife. The spiritual nectar that they created reproduces through all men and women as milk and semen. The serpent and the rainbow taught humankind the link between blood and life, between menstruation and birth, and the ultimate Vodou sacrament of blood sacrifice." Ayida Weddo is syncretized in Haitian Vodou with the Catholic figure of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception for her association with serpents and rainbow colored cherubs. Ayida Weddo's days of service lie on Monday and Tuesday, and she is honored on December 8 with festivals for her blessings.
Айида Веддо синкретизирована в гаитянском вуду с католической фигурой Богоматери Непорочного Зачатия из-за ее связи со змеями и радужными херувимами. Дни служения Айиды Веддо – понедельник и вторник, и ее почитают 8 декабря праздниками в честь ее благословений.
The Fon people of Benin believe the rainbow serpent Ayida Weddo was a servant of Mawu Lisa and existed before the Earth was made. As Mawu Lisa created the world, the serpent carried the goddess in its mouth as she shaped the Earth with her creations. As they went across the land, the rainbow serpent's body left behind the canyons, rivers, valleys, and mountains. The rainbow serpent had a twin personality whose red half was male, and whose blue half was female. Together, they held up the Earth and the heavens. The female half was said to arc thunderbolts and rainbows across the sky with its body, and lived among the clouds, trees, springs, and rivers. Asked by Mawu Lisa to help support the weight of her creations on the Earth, the rainbow serpent's male half coiled its body underneath the world to prevent its collapse. As it writhes from exertion under the world's weight, the serpent causes earthquakes in the land. When it runs out of the iron that sates its hunger, it is said the serpent will devour its tail, finally causing the heavy Earth to sink into the abyss. In some stories, Ayida Weddo descends from the heavens with Adanhu and Yewa, the first humans created by Mawu. <blockquote>"In the beginning there was a vast serpent, whose body formed seven thousand coils beneath the earth, protecting it from descent into the abysmal sea. Then the titanic snake began to move and heave its massive form from the earth to envelop the sky. It scattered stars in the firmament and wound its taught flesh down the mountains to create riverbeds. It shot thunderbolts to the earth to create the sacred thunderstones. From its deepest core it released the sacred waters to fill the earth with life. As the first rains fell, a rainbow encompassed the sky and Danbala took her, Ayida Wedo, as his wife. The spiritual nectar that they created reproduces through all men and women as milk and semen. The serpent and the rainbow taught humankind the link between blood and life, between menstruation and birth, and the ultimate Vodou sacrament of blood sacrifice." Ayida Weddo is syncretized in Haitian Vodou with the Catholic figure of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception for her association with serpents and rainbow colored cherubs. Ayida Weddo's days of service lie on Monday and Tuesday, and she is honored on December 8 with festivals for her blessings.