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Dugu
The Dugu is an ancient extended funerary ceremony practiced by the Garifuna people. The Garifuna is a small-to-medium sized Central American ethnic group that has inhabited many Central American countries such as Belize and Honduras since the 17th century.〔Sletto 1991 〕 Their roots come from both the Caribbean and African coasts. The story goes that slaves being brought over to the Americas crashed into St. Vincent. The indigenous Caribbean Indians and Africans soon formed a community and ethnic group called the Garifuna. They were identified as the "Black Caribs" to differentiate them from the native Caribbean population.
The ''Dugu'' is a type of funeral ceremony that brings the community and families together. It is a festival that aims to bring deceased ancestors of the Garifuna to the present〔Sletto 1991 〕 and lasts between two days to as much as two weeks. The ceremony seeks to cure ill persons that have become sick because they have displeased the ''gubida'' (spirits).〔Jenkins 1983 〕 Families and friends gather around drums and sing, calling the ''gubida'' to the ceremony. This ceremony is headed by the ''Buyai'' (shaman).〔Sletto 1991 〕 The Buyai is responsible for organizing and ordering all parts of the ceremony including food, clothes worn, sacrifices, and its length.〔Jenkins 1983 〕 Once the Buyai believes the spirits of the ancestors are present, the sick person is given food and rum. The rest of the food and alcohol is sacrificed and the person is predicted to be cured.〔Sletto 1991 〕
The ''Dugu'' ritual has recently become more common. In the 1850s and 1860s the ''Dugu'' was little practiced due to fear the government (appointed by the British) would ban the ritual altogether.〔Sletto 1991 〕 Now, however, the ''Dugu'' is practiced in many countries throughout Central America, but mainly in Belize.〔Jenkins 1983 〕 There are many reasons for the increase, one of which is to help unify the Garifuna people and also become politically visible as an ethnic group.〔Jenkins 1983 〕
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