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duppy [ˈdʌpɪ] n pl -pies (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) Caribbean a spirit or ghost [probably of African origin] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| African and Afro-Creole Jamaicans believed that each person has a dual spirit: one, the duppy that left the body on death and returned to its ancestral lands, and the other, known as the shadow, that accompanied a human being during life. And come Carnival time, them would ride down to town together in the big black limousine to see the Big Parade with masqueraders-them in their duppy and mako jumbie costumes, dancing in the streets. No longer a duppy or a loup-garou, Ursa is back from the dead, the political daughter of Congo Jane and Estelle. |
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