http://yedda.com/questions/Halloween_Vigil_Louisiana_735731128531510/?src=rss:qb:qbsHalloween Vigil in Louisiana Cemetaqriesen-ushttp://static1.yeddacdn.com/images/Logo132X46_rmt9c1d22d.jpghttp://yedda.com/questions/Halloween_Vigil_Louisiana_735731128531510/?src=rss:qb:qbsHalloween Vigil in Louisiana Cemetaqrieshttp://yedda.com/questions/Halloween_Vigil_Louisiana_735731128531510/?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>As a child growing up in Iberville Parish my mother who grew up at Bayou Chene told me about cajun/creole (voodoo?) customs of demons who steal souls of (recently?) deceased on Halloween night.  She told me that people cleaned and painted the graves during the day, then sat up all night to guard the graves from evil spirits.  She was born in 1921 and grandparents were from the St. Martinsville and Bayou Chene/Sorrel areas.</p> <p> </p>MazieMazie69questionWed, 21 Oct 2009 22:21:58 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/Halloween_Vigil_Louisiana_735731128531510/?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/Halloween_Vigil_Louisiana_735731128531510/years_people_believed_old_folk_lore_504174873167590?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>Many years ago people believed this old folk lore and did practice many things that seem strange to many people today. Voodoo is still practiced by some people; it is very big is some countries and not so big in our country.</p> <p>Christianity believes God controls the souls of departed loved ones and not the voodoo spirits or demons of any kind. So it all depends on your faith and what it is you believe in and if God is the one you trust for care of all souls. No one is more powerful than God the Creator of the World and of mankind--not even the Devil himself. We no longer have to live with such fear.</p>funguyfunguymale71answer3.0Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:28:12 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/Halloween_Vigil_Louisiana_735731128531510/years_people_believed_old_folk_lore_504174873167590?src=rss:qb:qbi