29 July 2009

Part 2 - Evangelical Funeral on the International Road

Our second day of travels we came upon an Evangelical funeral taking up the whole road. Quite a sight to see on this dusty and desolate mountain road: close to a hundred people all bouncing to the same rhythm while passing around a coffin.

Thanks to our connections with Padre Regino Martinez at Solaridad Fronteriza (a prominent, outspoken critic of Haitian's working/living conditions in the Dominican Republic), we were allowed to take photographs, record music, and take part in the celebration.

(The third picture down is of a man jumped onto the coffin and started vibrating on it.)