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Many Caribbean societies have a history of colonialism, slavery, outside influences, and the struggles for independence. [5] These issues have shaped Caribbean folklore's representation in Caribbean children's literature. [6] The Caribbean region has a history of violent imperial domination, which contrasts with its Edenic setting. [7]
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Guyana, and various islands—including Antigua and Barbuda in the east, The Bahamas in the north and as far south as Trinidad—have long held a tradition of folklore that includes the jumbee. In the French islands Guadeloupe and Martinique, people speak of Zombi rather than Jumbie to describe ghosts, revenants and other supernatural creatures ...
Belief in soucouyants is still preserved to an extent in Guyana, Suriname and some Caribbean islands, including Saint Lucia, Dominica, Haïti and Trinidad. [9] Many Caribbean islands have plays about the soucouyant and many other folklore characters. Some of these include Trinidad, Grenada and Barbados. [citation needed]
A Caribbean Film Festival, Lusca Fantastic Film Fest, was named after this sea monster; the festival is an annual event held in Puerto Rico. It is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean. [3] The survival video game Stranded Deep features an enemy giant squid named Lusca the Great. [4]
View history; General ... Caribbean legendary creatures (1 C, 25 P) T. Taíno mythology (8 P) Pages in category "Caribbean mythology"
Caribbean Folklore: A Handbook. Greenwood Folklore Handbooks. Greenwood. ISBN 9780313336058. Williams, Eric (1993). History of the People of Trinidad & Tobago. A&b Publishers Group. ISBN 9781881316657. Besson, Gerard (2007). Folklore & Legends of Trinidad and Tobago. Paria Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 9789768054470.
Duppy is a word of African origin commonly used in various Caribbean Islands, including The Bahamas, Barbados and Jamaica, meaning ghost or spirit. [1] The word is sometimes spelled duffy. [2] It is both singular and plural. Much of Caribbean folklore revolves around duppy.