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Nine nights
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dead
yard
(
plural
dead yards
)
A
Caribbean
funerary
tradition
, an extended
wake
that lasts for several days, with roots in
African
tradition. Friends and family visit the home of the
deceased
to share condolences and memories while singing hymns and eating food together.
Synonym:
nine night
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