Experiences of Remembrance of Deceased Children (Angels): Corrientes Province, Argentina, and South of the Republic of Paraguay

Abstract

We propose in this article to address some of the practices that allow the remembrance of deceased children in the Province ofCorrientes, Argentina and the South of the Eastern Region of Paraguay. This approach places us in three exemplary situationsthat are inscribed in specific temporalities: a) the visit to the cemeteries on November 1, b) the serenades of adults duringthe morning of November 1 and the walk of children in the afternoon of October 31 or November 1 in the morning (AngelesSomos), and c) the celebration of the angel’s birthday, or the Day of the Child. Thus we could perceive that the visit to thecemeteries during November 1 is a significant recurrent throughout the area under study. In the case of “Ángeles Somos” wehave found it in the towns of Norte de Corrientes, not observed in Paraguay. Both the Day of the Child and the birthday andremembrance of the angel are identified more strongly in Paraguay. The records correspond to the period 2006-2022, for thisthe ethnographic method has been prioritized with interviews, observations and records in various devices.