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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of aflegger (“person who prepares a corpse for burial”) + -s- + vereniging (“association, society”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑf.lɛ.ɣərs.vɛˌreː.nə.ɣɪŋ/, /-fəˌreː.nə.ɣɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: af‧leg‧gers‧ver‧enig‧ing
Noun
afleggersvereniging f (plural afleggersverenigingen)
- (chiefly Suriname) an association of volunteers who ritually wash a corpse and prepare it for burial, in keeping with Afro-Surinamese traditions
1994 February 23, Martin Schouten, “‘Als alles goed gaat, vraagt die winti niets’ ['If all goes well, the spiritual entity won't make demands']”, in De Volkskrant, page 8:Als we met Bethanië - dat is de eerste Surinaamse afleggersvereniging - een overledene gaan verzorgen, komen we altijd met dertien, Jezus en de discipelen, ja, dat waren er dus ook dertien, we dragen witte uniformen, we zijn ongeveer drie uren met de overledene bezig en daar wordt steeds bij gezongen. Bethanië gaat ook mee naar het kerkhof om te zingen en de familie bij te staan.- Whenever we from 'Bethanië' - that's the first Surinamese enshrouders' society - go to take care of a deceased person, there's always thirteen of us. Jesus and the disciples, right, they were thirteen people too. We wear a white uniform, it takes us about three hours to care for the deceased, singing all the while. 'Bethanië' also goes along to the cemetery to sing and to assist the family.
2015 September 18, “Dragers houden eerste ‘wedstrijddansen met de kist’ [Pallbearers organise first 'competitive coffin dancing']”, in StarNieuws, retrieved 30 June 2023:Op de Drageman Dey worden de korpsen uit Para, Coronie en de negen in Paramaribo, verwacht. Ook personen van uitvaartverzorgingsbedrijven, afleggersverenigingen en kerkbesturen van de verschillende begraafplaatsen zijn uitgenodigd.- The groups from Para, Coronie, and the nine from Paramaribo, are expected to attend Dancing Pallbearers' Day. Persons representing undertaker companies, enshrouders' societies and church boards of the various cemeteries have also been invited.