Nine nights
AFRICAN FUNERARY RITE IN THE CARIBBEAN
Nine-Nights: A Jamaican tradition
Nine-Nights, also known as Dead Yard, is a funerary tradition practiced in the Caribbean (primarily Belize, Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad and Haiti). It is an extended wake that lasts for several days, with roots in African religious tradition.