Ania Freer, an Australian-Jamaican filmmaker, cultural researcher, and creative storyteller, featured Shango and his experience with a River Mumma, a water spirit who inhabits and protects the rivers in Jamaica. In our folklore, it's said that one of the River Mummas lives beneath Flat Bridge, one of the oldest bridges in Jamaica, which spans the River Cobre.

https://vimeo.com/545325243

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The Golden Flower: A Taíno Myth from Puerto Rico by Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez, is a children's book that tells the creation story of Boriquén (present-day Puerto Rico) and how a golden flower brought water to the world.

https://archive.org/details/goldenflowertain00jaff

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In Jamaican culture, Senseh fowls have a special skill for detecting and digging up any “guzu” that a malevolent person hid in one’s yard or on one’s property.

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In St. Lucia's folklore, Ti Jean is a hero who used his wits to outsmart the Devil. In Derek Walcott's allegorical play "Ti-Jean and His Brothers", which is based on this hero and the folk tale, the Devil disguises himself as a white plantation owner. Although Ti-Jean is the youngest and weakest sibling, he defeats the Devil at every turn.

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A Jamaican Easter tradition that I first heard from my mother when I was a child was about the Physic Nut tree (Jatropha curcas). It tends to “bleed” around noon on Good Friday. This red sap has been associated with Jesus’ blood when he was crucified.

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In Jamaican folklore, people used to set egg white in a glass cup on Holy Thursday evening. On Good Friday morning, they would make predictions based on the pattern or shape of the egg white, e.g. a ship meant travel.

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In Jamaican folklore, a funerary tradition is to pass a baby or toddler over the coffin, usually at the graveside. This ritual prevents the spirit from returning to hang around with the child, especially if the deceased had been fond of them. Otherwise, if the nature of the deceased warrants it, this tradition safeguards the child’s well-being.

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In Jamaican folklore, the Patoo (or Potoo) is a Jamaican term for an owl that’s believed to be a mystical bird. Sometimes, it sounds like a baby’s cry. It’s said that if you hear it, it means someone will die.

“Patoo” comes from the Twi word “Patu”, most likely passed down from enslaved Akan (Ghana) people in Jamaica.

If a Jamaican tells you, “Yuh fayva Potoo”, it means you’re really ugly.

https://www.caribbeanbirdingtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/28-Northern-Potoo-in-Stewart-Town-forest-1-e1420432428573.jpg

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Nickernuts are yellow, grey, or honey-coloured seeds of the Warri tree in the Caribbean. These seeds have medicinal purposes and are also used to make jewellery.

Their buoyancy in water probably explains the belief that they protect from drowning.

When magic is present, it's said that their colour changes to black.

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For St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, since Jamaica’s history and culture include the Irish:

In Jamaican folklore, if a news bug lands on you, it means you’ll be getting news soon. When this happens, throw it in the air. If it continues to fly, it’s said that good luck is headed your way. However, if it falls to the ground, that’s a sign of bad luck.

https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeJamaica/posts/a-flower-chafer-beetle-gymnetis-lanius-jamaicans-call-them-news-bugthey-are-amon/1896692104052274/

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In Jamaica, the Strangler Fig is known as a Banyan tree. It's mentioned in "Moonshine Tonight", a Jamaican folk song. Enslaved Africans would dance under the Banyan tree in the moonlight on significant occasions. It's no surprise that the Jamaican folklore surrounding it is similar to that of the Silk Cotton tree.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8fs5fNYXnkA

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Jamaican White Rum isn’t just for drinking. It has several spiritual uses.

For example, before moving into a new house or a dwelling that was previously leased, pray while splashing it in every room with a flashing motion to get rid of negative energies or unwelcome occupants of the invisible variety. Next, invoke positive energies into your home.

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In Jamaican folklore, planting or keeping sweet basil by the gates, doors, and windows of your house or apartment will ward off malevolent duppies and negative vibes from entering your home. It’s said that if the basil plant suddenly gives off a scent, it means a duppy is near.

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In the Jamaican legend of Lovers' Leap, Mizzy and Tunkey, two star-crossed enslaved lovers leapt to their death over the 1,700-foot cliff facing the sea rather than be separated by a jealous plantation owner.

In another version, the moon caught them in a net as it set below the sea.

Photo Credit: Jamaica Observer

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Want to know if your lover is faithful?

In Jamaican folklore, one would make a slit in the leaves of a Leaf of Life plant and place them over a door of their lover's house. If the slits bud, their lover is loyal. The ones that don't bud indicate the number of times their lover has cheated.

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