Funeral Processions in Granada

The picture on the right was taken at La Iglesia Xalteva, and parked outside is a funeral carriage, where the coffin is transported to the church, and then to the cemetary. The second pic was taken at the Iglesia Merced. So, I'm not obsessed with funerals(: it is just that in Granada the have unique funeral processions. One day I was in my room studying and I heard a very large musical procession going by. By the time I got out the door I caught the back end of it, and although I had my camera, it didn't seem very respectful to take photos (although there were other tourists in the street taking pics). Granada is known for their loud and showy funeral processions, and they are proud of them. I was on the street walking when I saw these other processions, so I waited until the family was inside to take pics. A friend of mine asked me before I left, do the people in small villages bury their people, because we had never noticed cemetaries there. I asked a friend here, and she said yes, but not everyone has money for a coffin, so sometimes they just wrap the body in a sheet or blanket. Also, they need to be buried within 24 hrs. because there is no embalming. So, there is the lesson on funerals in Nicaragua(: and the band music/procession is great.