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uniquely Guyanese. Some
known Guyanese myths include: The Old
Higue (Hag) An Old
Higue is an old woman, who can also be
depicted as a man, that becomes...
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present in
Caribbean folklore. The
spirit has
several regional names: Ol'
Higue or Ole Haig in Guyana,
Belize and
Jamaica Asema in
Suriname Hag in The Bahamas...
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Duppy is a word of
African origin commonly used in
various Caribbean Islands,
including The Bahamas,
Barbados and Jamaica,
meaning ghost or spirit. The...
- "soucriant" in Dominica,
Trinidadian and
Guadeloupean folklore, also
known as Ole-
Higue or Loup-garou
elsewhere in the Caribbean.
Belief in
souls returning from...
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follows travelers at night,
similar to the
Black dog of
English folklore Ole-
Higue (Guyanese) –
Vampiric hag who
takes the form of a
fireball at
night Ōmukade...
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Obayifo –
Ashanti Obur –
Bulgaria Ohyn –
Poland Ol'
Higue –
Jamaica Opyrb –
Slavic with the
following spelling variation:
Opirb Pacu...
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their obsessive curiosity (particularly in the case of the Firer****, or ole
Higue)
compels them to
count every grain before the sun rises. Likewise, a rope...
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world and the supernatural,
including a
vampire of
Caribbean folklore ("Ol'
Higue"), and of
marriage and
domesticity ("A Man in the House").
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Pierre Higue 2008 2026 Jean-Claude Larco...
