Funeral rites and customs in Grenada: Difference between revisions

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The funeral traditions practiced in Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique are a unique fusion of Indigenous Kalinago practices, French and British colonial influences, African cultural heritage brought by enslaved and liberated Africans, and customs from Southeast Asian indentured servants<ref>Funeral Rites and Customs in Grenada | SpringerLink</ref>

The funeral traditions practiced in Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique are a unique fusion of Indigenous [[Kalinago]] practices, French and British colonial influences, African cultural heritage brought by enslaved and liberated Africans, and customs from Southeast Asian indentured servants<ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-59555-4_4 Funeral Rites and Customs in Grenada | SpringerLink]</ref>

Historically, news of a death was carried through the village by messengers who blew a conch shell and announced in patois: ''Sake tan pale lout! Deh ale, deh kitay'' (“Stop talking! They have gone, they have left”) . This announcement is used as an indicator of the start of the period of mourning, which traditionally begins with the Wake or Third Night which is typically a night of prayer, involving hymn singing, the drinking of traditional foods like bake and saltfish and cocoa tea and the passing of the chaplet.<ref>https://carriacou.biz/culture</ref>

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|Eastern Orthodox and Catholic influences combined with African spiritual concepts

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|'''~~Happ~~ Hour'''

|'''Happy Hour'''

|Directly after the funeral

|Similar to the repast of North America and Europe; Family and friends gather to eat , drink and share fond memories of the deceased.; usually in a lighter, relaxed atmosphere.

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-The funeral traditions practiced in Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique are a unique fusion of Indigenous Kalinago practices, French and British colonial influences, African cultural heritage brought by enslaved and liberated Africans, and customs from Southeast Asian indentured servants<ref>Funeral Rites and Customs in Grenada | SpringerLink</ref>
+The funeral traditions practiced in Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique are a unique fusion of Indigenous [[Kalinago]] practices, French and British colonial influences, African cultural heritage brought by enslaved and liberated Africans, and customs from Southeast Asian indentured servants<ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-59555-4_4 Funeral Rites and Customs in Grenada | SpringerLink]</ref>
 Historically, news of a death was carried through the village by messengers who blew a conch shell and announced in patois: ''Sake tan pale lout! Deh ale, deh kitay'' (“Stop talking! They have gone, they have left”) . This announcement is used as an indicator of the start of the period of mourning, which traditionally begins with the Wake or Third Night which is typically a night of  prayer, involving hymn singing, the drinking of traditional foods like bake and saltfish and cocoa tea and the passing of the chaplet.<ref>https://carriacou.biz/culture</ref>
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 |Eastern Orthodox  and Catholic influences combined with African spiritual concepts
 |-
-|'''Happ Hour'''
+|'''Happy Hour'''
 |Directly after the  funeral
 |Similar to the  repast of North America and Europe; Family and friends gather to eat , drink and  share fond memories of the deceased.; usually in a lighter, relaxed atmosphere.