Mourning in people who have suffered losses in context of the coronavirus in Bilwi, Autonomous Region of the North Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua

Abstract

COVID-19 has led to changes in the experiences of humanity, transforming its ways of expressing emotions and feelings in the face of uncertain situations experienced in this period of the pandemic, such as death and consequently mourning. This study focused on a population of the North Caribbean Coast, where the peoples have preserved their culture, worldview, spirituality, and ways of life over the years; preserving the natural wealth, knowledge, wisdom, and traditional practices such as the rituals of the funeral ceremony. Therefore, the general purpose was to recognize the perceptions, feelings, and needs of people who suffered losses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. For this, an approach of Cultivation and Nursing of Wisdom and Knowledge (CCRISAC) was used, which allows collecting in a pertinent way the ancestral wisdom that has its hold in the towns. The methods and techniques used were the dialogue of knowledge and the exchange of experiences. The death resulting from the pandemic left the following feelings and emotions in the indigenous population of Bilwi: fear, anger, guilt, despair, shock, extreme sadness, disappointment, insensitivity, emptiness, resignation, and non-acceptance; At the time of the study, there was still a lot of emotional pain, and the non-acceptance of the loss of loved ones. The participants had difficulties achieving emotional healing, considering that to achieve it they must perform their own farewell rituals, an invaluable part of their culture.