Loa
Loa (also spelled Lwa or L'wha) are the spirits of Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo. They are also referred to as Mystères and the Invisibles and are intermediaries between Bondye (French: Bon Dieu, meaning "good God")—the Supreme Creator, who is distant from the world—and humanity. Unlike saints or angels, however, they are not simply prayed to, they are served. They are each distinct beings with their own personal likes and dislikes, distinct sacred rhythms, songs, dances, ritual symbols, and special modes of service. Contrary to popular belief, the loa are not deities in and of themselves; they are intermediaries for, and dependent on, a distant Bondye.
Syncretism
The enslaved Fon and Ewe in Haiti and Louisiana syncretized the Loa with the Roman Catholic Saints—Vodoun altars will frequently display images of Catholic saints. For example, Papa Legba is syncretized with St. Peter or St. Lazarus. Syncretism also works the other way in Haitian Vodou and many Catholic saints have become Loa in their own right, most notably Philomena, St. Michael the Archangel, St. Jude, and John the Baptist.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
The Fullmetal Alchemist manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th Century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques. Although they basically start the same, the first anime, midway through its run, begins to differ greatly from the original manga; characters that are killed early on in the manga survive to the end of the first anime and vice versa. The second anime's (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) events, however, faithfully follow those from the manga.
The story follows the adventures of two alchemist brothers named Edward and Alphonse Elric. While trying to revive their mother, the brothers lost parts of their bodies, with Alphonse's soul being contained in a suit of armor, and Edward replacing his right arm and left leg with two sets of automail, a type of advanced prosthetic limb. Advised by Roy Mustang, an alchemist from the State Military, Edward becomes a State Alchemist, and starts traveling with Alphonse through the country of Amestris in order to find a way to recover their bodies. In their search, they hear of the Philosopher's Stone, a powerful alchemy artifact that the brothers can use to recover their bodies. However, after becoming a State Alchemist, Edward discovers that several members of the military are also attempting to get the stone, most notably humanoid creatures known as homunculi, who start chasing the Elric brothers.
Loa (disambiguation)
Loa may refer to:
Fictional characters
Zoology
Phases of Peruvian minor warship BAP Loa
Places
See also
Podcasts:
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Leave Wit You (I Think I Wanna)
by: 3LW[intro:]
uh-huh, uh-huh
uh-huh, uh-huh
[verse 1:]
lookin' familiar, i don't know,
have i seen you somewhere before,
kill the small talk let's hit the floor, (are you ready)
to do something you aint done before,
i'll work it 'til you can't take no more,
i think i'm the girl you came here for, (if you can't get it)
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i like it
what your doin'
how your movin'
so keep it comin' boy put it on me
[chorus:]
i think i wanna leave wit you do you wanna leave wit me
tell me what you wanna do boy
oh-oh-oh
i think i wanna leave wit you do you wanna leave wit me tell me what you wanna do boy
(if you can't get it)
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you're lookin' at me like you want more, so after the party let's explode, turn off the lights
and lock the door, (when we're ready) but we aint leavin' here 'til i'm full, freakin' eachother
'til we sore, think i'm the girl you came here for (if you can't get it)
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