NewsWhore
07-14-2009, 02:30 PM
The city of San Pedro de Macoris, Macoris by the Sea, said goodbye to one of its most colorful figures yesterday as the city buried Daniel Henderson (Linda), the leader of the Guloyas cultural dance group. Thousands of people walked the streets in the funeral procession, and local and national figures were among the crowds that bid farewell to a direct descendant of the original English-speaking residents of the town, called "cocolos", and who was buried in the cemetery of San Pedro at the Santa Fe Sugar Mill.
The funeral procession wound through the streets in a demonstration of public appreciation seldom seen before.
The Guloyas were named a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.
As part of the procession, the mourners were accompanied by several folkloric dance groups, including guloyas, gagas and traditional Dominican groups.
Starting at the house of Theophilus Chiverston, one of the first heads of the guloyas, the procession made its way to Henderson's house, where the Cocolo Dance Theater is located.
Then the funeral procession went to the municipal offices where Mayor Tony Echevarria made a eulogy.
From there, the procession continued along Independencia and Mauricio Baez Avenues and, finally, well into the night and in the middle of an interminable blackout, Henderson was laid to rest in the San Pedro cemetery.
President Leonel Fernandez sent his condolences through the provincial governor, Alcibiades Tavarez; poet Mateo Morrison was there, as were folklorist Dagoberto Tejeda, writer Avelino Stanley and provincial cultural director Luisa Garcia.
The procession accompanying Henderson to his last resting place included the Ministry of Tourism's Folkloric Dance Group, carnival groups from Santo Domingo and the Salve group from Villa Mella. The National Anthem was played by a band from Cristo Rey in Santo Domingo. Henderson, who died at 78, had been suffering from cancer and chronic hepatitis.
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The funeral procession wound through the streets in a demonstration of public appreciation seldom seen before.
The Guloyas were named a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.
As part of the procession, the mourners were accompanied by several folkloric dance groups, including guloyas, gagas and traditional Dominican groups.
Starting at the house of Theophilus Chiverston, one of the first heads of the guloyas, the procession made its way to Henderson's house, where the Cocolo Dance Theater is located.
Then the funeral procession went to the municipal offices where Mayor Tony Echevarria made a eulogy.
From there, the procession continued along Independencia and Mauricio Baez Avenues and, finally, well into the night and in the middle of an interminable blackout, Henderson was laid to rest in the San Pedro cemetery.
President Leonel Fernandez sent his condolences through the provincial governor, Alcibiades Tavarez; poet Mateo Morrison was there, as were folklorist Dagoberto Tejeda, writer Avelino Stanley and provincial cultural director Luisa Garcia.
The procession accompanying Henderson to his last resting place included the Ministry of Tourism's Folkloric Dance Group, carnival groups from Santo Domingo and the Salve group from Villa Mella. The National Anthem was played by a band from Cristo Rey in Santo Domingo. Henderson, who died at 78, had been suffering from cancer and chronic hepatitis.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)