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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kwa‧ren‧ta‧di‧yas
Noun
kwarenta diyas
- 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
- Paralleling, and as remembrance of, Christ's ascension, it is supposedly the day the deceased person's soul ascends to heaven.