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