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8 Jamaican Folklore and Legends - TravelTips. org Whether it’s the tales of trickster spiders or the legends of vengeful spirits, Jamaican folklore offers a captivating window into the island’s past and present While these stories may send a shiver down your spine, they also resonate with wisdom, resilience, and an enduring connection to the land
Jamaica Anansi Stories Index | Sacred Texts Archive Jamaica Anansi Stories includes folklore, transcriptions of folk music, and a large collection of riddles, all cross-referenced with folklore studies from other cultures The index below includes links to scanned images of music notation in the text; note that the song titles have been assigned arbitrarily
JAMAICAN FOLKTALES - Jamaica Travel Girl Riva Mumma has beautiful flowing red hair and sometimes she can be seen on the banks of the river combing it with a golden comb late at nights When she realizes she's been spotted she leaves her golden comb on a rock to entice her victim and then drags them down to the bottom of the river with her
The fascinating ghosts and monsters of Jamaicas folklore With flaming red eyes, he rolls (roams) around country roads at night, dragging a rattling chain, and is sometimes depicted as half-human, half-animal — usually a goat or a cow Many of these fearful figures in Jamaican legend have been commemorated via the arts and popular music
Jamaican Myths and Legends – Duppy and Other Superstitions To get away from the rolling calf, you can do a few things, including dropping items for it to count, which is a common escape tactic for most Jamaican folklore creatures You can also get to a crossroads or intersection before the rolling calf, or open a penknife and stab it into the ground
14 Common Jamaican Superstitions - My-Island-Jamaica. com Lizard and Pregnancy – It is believed that if a lizard jumps on a woman, it is a sign that she is pregnant Fish and Pregnancy - It is believed that if a close family member dreams about fish, then someone in the circle is pregnant