The Indigenous Caribbean Indians and Africans soon formed a community and ethnic group called the Garifuna.
It is a festival that aims to bring deceased ancestors of the Garifuna to the present[2] and lasts between two days to as much as two weeks.
[4] The Buyai is responsible for organizing and ordering all parts of the ceremony including food, clothes worn, sacrifices, and its length.
In the 1850s and 1860s the Dugu was little practiced due to fear the government (appointed by the British) would ban the ritual altogether.
[8] There are many reasons for the increase, one of which is to help unify the Garifuna people and also become politically visible as an ethnic group[clarification needed].