Nibo is the special patron of those who die young, and as such is often conflated with the Catholic saint Gerard Majella, who is depicted with a skull.
Nibo is the guardian of the graves of those who died prematurely, particularly those whose final resting place is unknown.
[9] Purple is considered his sacred color, and usual offerings include black goats, black roosters, calabash, cigars, coconut, fried plantains, pistachios, smoked herrings, sweet sesame balls, and white rum spiced with African bird pepper.
[9] Until recently, Haitian farmers would perform a praise song to Guede Nibo each November.
It involved phallic thrusts and other erotic gestures and was named "Massissi", a Haitian term for a "homoerotically inclined male".