"A traditional Jamaican wake or vigil held on the ninth night after a person's death, involving singing, drumming, storytelling, and feasting, believed to help the spirit transition to the afterlife and comfort the bereaved."
After Miss Mavis pass, di whole community come out fi di nine-night, sing an' tell stories 'til mawnin' come.
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