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January 31, 2007
Feature Photo - St. Louis #1
Beads left as an offering to Marie Laveau at the Glapion Family tomb in St. Louis Cemetery Number One. While there are several tombs in St. Louis #1 and #2 that are purported to be the resting place of the city's most famous "Voodoo Queen," the Glapion tomb is the one most widely regarded as where she is.
Carnival beads are a typical offering for a favor. They're an inexpensive token of belief and faith. And they don't mark up the tomb like the X's scratched onto the tomb with pieces of brick, which keeps the heads of the SOC folks from exploding...
Posted by YatPundit at January 31, 2007 2:50 PM