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Definition: In the Vodoun (Voodoo) Pantheon, Aida-Wedo is the Loa of fertility, conception, and birth. One of the oldest Loas, she is the wife of Damballah, and is often pictured as her symbol- a rainbow. Her color is white.

 

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