Contrary to the Occidental denial of death, rural tradition considers it one of life's most relevant events. The closeness with those dead is expressed on the "little angel ritual", made when a child dies, and also on the search for the meaning of dreams and spiritual devotion. Fidel Sepúlveda, one of Chile's popular roots most profound investigator, measures the efficacy by which rural psychology integrates death to life.

Adiós delicia quien canta
Al más verde y fértil prado
Sefirillo embalsamado
Refréscame la garganta
Saludo conjuntamente
Los pájaros y sus voces
Que te conducen veloces
Por esos mares ausentes

Goodbye sweetie that sings
To the greenest and most fertile land
Embalmed "sefirillo"
Refresh my throat
I greet altogether
The birds and their voices
That guide you fast
Through those absent seas

(Anonymous lyric of the "Divine Song for the little angel")

It is an old rural tradition that when a child dies, the wake becomes a party full of music, food and drinks, lead by the dead child dressed as a little angel. It is something that can still be seen only on places far from the city and modernity.

-To start, let's describe the little angel ritual.

"It is a rite originated in Spain, but that has become more and more Chilean. It is inscribed on the Christian belief about soul's eternity. Death has two possible conclusions: reward or punishment, heaven or hell with an intermediate zone, which is the purgatory. With death not everything comes to an end but a change takes place. It could be for the better or for the worse. In the case of the death of a child, there's nothing to grieve, nothing to cry about".