AT the dawn of Easter, the scavengers in Smokey Mountain celebrate the Resurrection, sounding their collective hope for life everlasting through dance and ritual. I wrote about my experience of Easter celebrations in the garbage dump in Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain: Hope for a Planet in Peril (Orbis Books, New York, 2012)
The procession is called Salubong, the encounter between the Risen Christ and his Blessed Mother. It is likewise celebrated in Catholic parishes all over the country at dawn of Easter each year.
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