The annual dance of the dragomen
Updated On: 07 January, 2020 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
For most of us, death is a tragedy, not supposed to happen. The dragomen of Suriname taught me that it was a time to party

Suriname's coffin-bearers, the dragomen, dance while they carry coffins, making death a celebration for everyone
I'm sorry for your loss."
The surviving family members are looking sombre and grim, as one is supposed to when a dear one dies. The visitors who arrived to offer condolences in this hour of grief rearranged their faces just before ringing the doorbell. It has been four days since the death; perhaps the bereaved had moved on from denial and anger to acceptance. Perhaps they were even celebrating the life that had passed on.
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