Folklore, warnings and “dem seh”
Things Dem
Tell Wi
Some made people laugh. Some were taken seriously. Most came with a story.
Browse inherited belief
What kind of sign dem tell yuh about?
These entries record what people said a sign might mean. They do not present the belief as medical, scientific or supernatural fact.
The current entries begin with beliefs already named in Shelly-Ann Shaw's Yaadology collection. Family, parish and generational variations will be added only when their context is known.
Same thing, different yaad
Did your family tell it another way?
A belief can change between households, districts and generations. Variation is not a mistake to erase. It is part of the record.
ORAL HISTORY PATHWAY IN PREPARATION / Memories will be reviewed before publication.
WHO TAUGHT YOU THAT?
Which warning did you obey, even when you said you did not believe it?
That pause before you acted is part of the story too.