Juliana Prada

Juliana Prada, 64 years of age. Nine months ago, her husband passed away. According to the custom, she has to spend mourning time and is not allowed to work. “I am not allowed to do any weaving for the next 2 to 3 years.”

The problem is, who will take care of Juliana and her three children? One of them is still in college in Makassar. She discussed the problem with Bernadete (Dete) Deram, from Perempuan Kepala Keluarga, Pekka, Flores. “Keep on weaving. No one will pay your bill.”

Juliana convinced herself to keep weaving. There was a lot of bad mouthing went around, she heard. “What kind of wife is she, her husband had just died and she has already running around, they said.” Juliana braces her heart. “Well, my husband would not be coming home, there is no way he will get angry or anything.” ⠀


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