{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/682bf6a7-f6d7-46c3-bcf0-40e694784d3f/d8bb0344-e8df-40b9-95ad-489adc3eae2a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#33 - Adze: Vampires of Africa","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ed8ca73fca056b5b21435d/60ed8cd345e7b6001ada7909.png?height=200","description":"<p>Folklore from West Africa, specifically the areas of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin, that originate from the Ewe, Akan, Ashanti and Dahomey people.</p><p>The story on this episode tells of the Adze, a creature with the ability to travel as a firefly to sneak into houses and drink the blood of children. Aside from the Adze, two other African vampires are also covered; the Asanbosam, and the Obayifo, otherwise known as the Asiman.</p><p>Contact at fiveminutefolklore@gmail.com</p><p>www.fiveminutefolklore.com</p>","author_name":"Bob Shoy"}