This is the creepy moment a funeral wreath appeared to move on its own during a woman's wake in the Dominican Republic.

The flower arrangement wobbled back and forth on uneven legs as emotional mourners, believing it was the dead's spirit poltergeist, cried in front of the memorial in Villa Gonzalez in the middle of the Holy Week.

Footage shows the blue-and-white bouquet rocking side to side, sending grieving relatives into tears at the ceremony on March 30.

Other attendees were heard in the video saying: 'Thank you, auntie' and 'We love you, thank you for showing up.'

Relatives crowded round the wreath and prevented others from touching the item. It toppled over being being put back in its place.

Local media reported that a sudden gust of wind may have caused the flower arrangement to rock back and forth on an uneven stand.

While some locals suggested that the movement was caused by someone trying to prank the mourners.