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This coincides with the French Catholic loup-garou stories, according to which the method for turning into a werewolf is to break Lent seven years in a row. [citation needed] A common blood sucking legend says that the rougarou is under the spell for 101 days. After that time, the curse is transferred from person to person when the rougarou ...
The term "Loogaroo" also used to describe the soucouyant, possibly comes from the French word for werewolf: Loup-garou; often confused with each other since they are pronounced the same. [10] In Haiti, what would be considered a werewolf, is called jé-rouges ("red eyes"). [11] As in Haiti, the Loogaroo is also common in Mauritian culture.
The legend of the galipote is one that has survived the passage of time, at least in the most remote places of the country, where even today acts are granted to this macabre creature. The legend is so deep-rooted that, in some areas of the country, walkers do not go out at night without protective amulets or reciting some spell. [2] [4]
The "Ligahoo" or "Loup Garou" is a shape-changer, a man who has power over nature and the capacity to change form to that of an animal. In Caribbean Myths, the Loup-Garou is a man who made a deal with the devil to have the ability to change form (to a werewolf) so that at night, he could go around killing without ever being caught. [17]
Lougarou (lit. "werewolf" in English; from the French term "Loup garou") is a notorious figure which appears in Mauritian folklore, which is mostly used to scare children; its appearance may result from the combination of French and African folklore stories. The Lougarou appears at full moon and brings trouble to the local population.
He was sometimes seen in human shape, and sometimes as a "loup-garou". [ 8 ] It was claimed by the early 17th century that "Garnier" or "Grenier" was a common name among people accused of being werewolves, naming Jean Grenier, his father as well as his son Pierre, and François and Estienne Garnier as examples.
Rodrigue in his studio in 2009. George Rodrigue (March 13, 1944 – December 14, 2013) was an American artist who in the late 1960s began painting Louisiana landscapes, [1] followed soon after by outdoor family gatherings [2] and southwest Louisiana 19th-century and early 20th-century genre scenes. [3]
A second form of legend in France during the Middle Ages was epic poetry, partly historical and partly legend with themes covering the formation of France, war, kingship, and important battles. This genre was known as chansons de geste which is Old French for "songs of heroic deeds."