There are folk spirits that exist within Grenadian culture and heritage.
Dwenn
This is the spirit of a child who dies before the child is baptized. This leaves the child to wonder abandoned. The Dwenn has no face, has a small mouth, and wears a wide hat. The Dwenn is known for tricks and can trick other children by lying by the roadside and asking for help.
Source: triniinxisle.com
Jumbie
Jumbie is the ghost of a dead person who can influence living humans. The Jumbie roams around within the first forty days after death especially during the night. There is a myth that this has resulted in persons being fearful of passing by cemeteries in the night.
Lajabless
This is the spirit of a beautiful woman who walk the streets at night luring men to their death. Lajabless wears a long dress or skirt and a floppy hat. She has one foot that is a cloven hoof instead of a human foot. She is usually seen walking along lonely roads during the night where she lures men. Those men who are lured are killed.
Source: Indigenous peoples literature
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