Voodoo Gardening
How to protect your garden from thieves in Haiti.
Hanging on the tree is a Human Scarecrow. It keeps thieves at bay by tricking zombies into stopping and sitting at night. It calls out to them , Uncle wait for Aunt here! The zombie waits and if a thief comes around the zombie holds him till the owner of the banana field comes the next day.
Heres a link to the blog of an amazing young man who made this hike and the interpretation of this charm possible for me.
Have you sent one to Kew? I love that you found this remedy after your comments on Your Day last week on Public Radio….Seems like you’re accumulating a year’s worth of stories and adventures in wonderful but short stay. Can’t wait to hear all of them.