kwarenta diyas

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kwa‧ren‧ta‧di‧yas

Noun

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kwarenta diyas

  1. the fortieth day after a person's death, preceded by nine novena days, where a requiem mass is celebrated and a party is held for the deceased

Usage notes

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  • Paralleling, and as remembrance of, Christ's ascension, it is supposedly the day the deceased person's soul ascends to heaven.