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Death Practices Across the Caribbean
The Islands of the Caribbean are located in the Caribbean Sea to the east of Central America. The largest of these islands are Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispaniola (which encompasses the […]
The Islands of the Caribbean are located in the Caribbean Sea to the east of Central America. The largest of these islands are Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Hispaniola (which encompasses the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Cuba. Culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse, the islands are largely populated by the descendants of African slaves, 5 million of whom were brought to the Caribbean in the early 18th century by Spanish settlers to work the sugar cane fields. Later, the Spanish were joined by other European settlers and large numbers of Christian missionaries, which accounts for much of the cultural diversity seen in the islands today.
Although nominally Christian, many of the islands’ inhabitants cling strongly to their African roots, and ancient superstitions, mysticism and rituals, especially around death and the afterlife, are still prevalent throughout.
Read more about the beliefs and traditions of the people of the Caribbean below.
Haitians
Jamaicans
