When the relative is dying or has died all family members nuclear and extended are called to the house where the person is dying. They begin rituals of prayers and begin preparing any funeral arrangements necessary. After the person has passed many Haitians don’t believe in an afterlife unless they practice Catholicism or Protestantism. Once prayer rituals are done and the person has passed and burial arrangements have been made, the body is placed in a casket and is paraded down the streets with a band and relatives dressed in their Sunday best. This parade is a celebration and a time of mourning. Once the burial ritual is done then extended family will go back to their homes and go back to day-to-day things. The Haitian American Culture has had problems with being studied and not having a bias against the culture. Because of the many poorly done research and press that the Haitian culture has gotten the American people have issues seeing the Haitian culture without bias. The culture of Haiti being so vastly different and having that level of distrust with the way the culture is displayed and
When the relative is dying or has died all family members nuclear and extended are called to the house where the person is dying. They begin rituals of prayers and begin preparing any funeral arrangements necessary. After the person has passed many Haitians don’t believe in an afterlife unless they practice Catholicism or Protestantism. Once prayer rituals are done and the person has passed and burial arrangements have been made, the body is placed in a casket and is paraded down the streets with a band and relatives dressed in their Sunday best. This parade is a celebration and a time of mourning. Once the burial ritual is done then extended family will go back to their homes and go back to day-to-day things. The Haitian American Culture has had problems with being studied and not having a bias against the culture. Because of the many poorly done research and press that the Haitian culture has gotten the American people have issues seeing the Haitian culture without bias. The culture of Haiti being so vastly different and having that level of distrust with the way the culture is displayed and