Yurumein & Garifuna Mass

Yurumein – This refers to the Re-enactment Ceremony.  The Ceremony takes place at 6:30 a.m. at the Punta Gorda Cooperative wharf area and presents a dramatization that depicts the first arrival of the Garinagu to the shores of Belize.  After the Re-enactment Ceremony there is a parade through the principal streets of Punta Gorda Town and thereafter a mass of thanksgiving is held at the St. Peter Claver Church. The Yurumein, parade and church service is financed and organized by the Battle of the Drums Secretariat in collaboration with the National Garifuna Council – Peini Branch.