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{{Short description|Haitian Vodou deity}}
{{more citations|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox deity
| name = Kalfu
| type = voodoo 
| venerated_in = [[Haitian Vodou]], [[Folk Catholicism]], [[Voodoo Makaya]], [[Voodoo American]], [[Voodoo louisiania]] 
| attributes = Rum, gunpowder, red, black, bulls, snakes, 7 tree leaves 
| deity_of = Crossroads, misfortune, destruction, sorcery 
}}
'''Kalfu'''<ref name="Alvarado">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qiJoEAOGmYkC|title=Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook|editor=Alvarado, Denise|page=51|year=2001|isbn=9781609256159|publisher=Red Wheel Weiser|accessdate=16 April 2021}}</ref>{{efn|alternative spellings include ''Kalfou'',<ref name="Alvarado"/> ''Carrefour'',<ref name="Alvarado"/> ''Maître Carrefour'',<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5HYFR1nytycC|title=Hoodoo Mysteries Folk Magic, Mysticism & Rituals|editor=Malbrough, Ray T.|page=21|year=2003|publisher=Llewellyn Publications|isbn=9780738703503|accessdate=15 April 2021}}</ref> or ''Mait' Carrefour''<ref name="Alvarado"/>}} (literally ''[[crossroads (mythology)|crossroads]])'' is a [[lwa]] in [[Haitian Vodou]].<ref>{{cite web
| title =Met Kalfou 
| url = https://kiwimojo.com/home/haitian-vodou/the-lwa/the-petro-lwa/met-kalfou/
| website = Kiwimojo
| access-date =2024-10-29 }}</ref> He is often envisioned as a young man or as a enigmatic spirit; his color is black or red and he favors [[rum]] infused with [[gunpowder]]. He is often [[syncretism|syncretized]] with the [[Shadow]].

As his name indicates, he also controls the crossroads and has the power to grant or deny access to all other [[lwa]], or spirits, and he allows the "crossing" with an understanding into the nature of chaos and creation, good and misfortune, and injustices.<ref>Corbett, Bob. "Haiti: Short List of Loa." Haiti: Short List of Loa. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2013. [http://www2.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/voodoo/shortlist.htm Webster.edu]</ref>

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== References ==
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[[Category:Crossroads mythology]]
[[Category:Fortune gods]]
[[Category:Liminal gods]]
[[Category:Magic gods]]
[[Category:Haitian Vodou gods]]
[[Category:Lunar gods]]

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