Fern Flower
Published on October 26, 2018

Duppy

  • Rolling Calf
  • Susan with long tits
  • Three -legged horse

Regions of expansion

Haiti 1 Jamaica 1 Cuba 1
Cuba
Haiti
Jamaica
Grenada
Barbados

Description

In Caribbean folklore, it is the spirit of a dead man, capable of taking the form of animals (in particular a three-legged horse) or people (for example, "Susan-with-long-tits" (Long-Bubby Susan), which she throws over her shoulder). He moves backwards. If he has not taken someone's form, then he looks like a haze or a ghost, or even a white translucent skeleton. 

No one can take a picture or record dappy on video. 

Duppy in popular culture