Gede names a family of raucous spirits who personify the ancestral dead and sexual regeneration. Their boss is the Baron (Bawon Samdi, or 'Baron Saturday'), married to Grand Brigitte, mother of the Gedes. Family members dress themselves in black and purple costumes reminiscent of Masonic garb, and surround themselves with graveyard imagery. They also favor sunglasses because the world above ground is too bright. Gede is a shameless trickster, a wise counselor, and a benevolent healer known to have special love for children. Devotions to Gede are carried out on Fridays and/or Mondays, and during the entire month of November, especially the Days of the Dead-All Saints (the 1st) and All Souls (the 2nd).

Flag (drapo) for Baron by Antoine Oleyant		Chromolithograph (imaj) of St. Gerard