The Old Covenant
Proverbs and Old Sayings
Places of Old
Folksongs and Mythical Characters
100

Made as an offering for a temporary covering of sins and foreshadowed the perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ 

What is animal sacrifice?/ What is the blood of animals?

100

one-one blow does kill ole cow

What may seem like a trivial irritation may create a catastrophe if repeated often enough. 

100

Named after a woman, it was a supermarket chain where you could go to do your regular grocery shopping. 

What is Julie-N?

100

Naughty children are usually his main culprits. He lures them into his hearse and carves out their hearts. 

Who is the Heart Man?

200

No longer written on tablets of stone but now written on our hearts

What is the law of the Lord?

200

Do not expect to share in the benefits only, but be prepared to share in the problems as well. 

What is: Eat soldier food, tek soldier blows

200

A store for women with a French flare in its name. 

What is Mademoiselle?

200

Regarded as malevolent spirits, they are said to mostly come out and haunt people at night.

What is a duppy?

300

Described has having no substance, these provide an idea of what something looks like without completely revealing the object and are therefore a fitting way to describe the types of Christ in the Old Testament.

What are shadows?

300

A bajan saying that mentions a dog

What is: Respect due to a dog/

Coward dog keep whole bone/ 

Common dog does bark in church

300

A well-known retail and department store back in the day. 

What is Fogarty's?

300

Emerged out of the superstition of cursing, this creature has features of an animal with eyes like fire adorned with a clanking chain.

What is the steel donkey?

400

Sewing World, Didiers, Abeds...there two others haberdasheries we mustn't forget.

What are Moses and Allmans Cloth Store?

400

Traditionally played by a man and usually accompanied by the tuk band, this well endowed character is dressed in traditional Bajan wear and dances vigorously.  

Who is Mother Sally?

500

Now Dacosta Manning

What are Dacosta, Musson, Manning, Wilkinson and Challenor?

500

A nimble character with acrobatic skills, depicting an African witch doctor and resembling a ragged, long-haired dog. 

Who is the Shaggy Bear?