 | La Diablesse A she-devil whose poise, figure and beautiful dresses hide her cloven hoof. She lures unsuspecting young males to the Silk Cotton Tree where she kills them. The young man can make a cross with two sticks and the La Diablesse will disappear. Keywords: Calendar Nalis -- Trinidad and Tobago; Calendars; Folklore Trinidad and Tobago; La Diablesse; Folklore Coverage: April 2008 Resource Type: Calendar Format: jpeg Part of the NALIS Calendar Collection |
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 | Lagahoo The Lagahoo takes the form of a man who roams the night with a wooden coffin around his neck. He has no head and heavy iron chains trail from his waist. A stick anointed with holy water and holy oil for nine days is needed to kill the lagahoo. Keywords: Calendar Nalis -- Trinidad and Tobago; Calendars; Folklore Trinidad and Tobago; Lagahoo Coverage: August 2008 Resource Type: Calendar Format: jpeg Part of the NALIS Calendar Collection |
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 | Lamb's Tail Orchid "...Epidendrum coronatum, a common inhabitant of cocoa plantations, flowering in the dry season. It's pendulous growth shape and clusters of white flowers inspired its local sobriquet: Lamb's Tail Orchid." Keywords: Calendar Nalis -- Trinidad and Tobago; Calendars; Orchids -- Trinidad and Tobago; Orchids -- Caribbean; Orchids Coverage: January 2013 Resource Type: Calendar Format: jpeg Part of the NALIS Calendar Collection |
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 | Limbo The Limbo being performed on stage by members of the Picton Folk Performing Company during the Prime Minister's Best Village Competition, 2010 Keywords: Calendar Nalis -- Trinidad and Tobago; Calendars; Dance--Trinidad and Tobago; Limbo; Dance--Caribbean Area--African influences; Best Village Competition; Dance Coverage: June 2011 Resource Type: Calendar Format: jpeg Part of the NALIS Calendar Collection |
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 | Lion Dance The Lion Dance being performed at Carnival though it originated as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations Keywords: Calendar Nalis -- Trinidad and Tobago; Calendars; Dance--Trinidad and Tobago; Lion Dance; Dance--Caribbean Area--Chinese influences; Dance Coverage: October 2011 Resource Type: Calendar Format: jpeg Part of the NALIS Calendar Collection |