Episode 155: Sallie Ann Glassman Conjures Día de los Muertos

Louisiana Insider

Who better to talk about the Day of the Dead celebration than a Vodou priestess? Also known as Día de los Muertos, the celebration has different roots than Vodou, which worked its way through Haiti. It is also Hispanic in origin. Yet both have a mystique with rituals and traditions that commemorate life and death. Sallie Ann Glassman an ordained Vodou priestess whose duties include conducting the annual St. John’s Eve celebration on Bayou St. John and who operates the Island of Salvation Botanica.

From her store at the Healing Center in Bywater, Glassman joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with podcast producer Kelly Massicot, to delves into the season’s mysteries. She will also explain if there is a spiritual connect between Día de los Muertos, Halloween and All Saints Day all of which are celebrated as the calendar gradually approaches the dark days of winter.