Ak'vohedit

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Ak'voh was an ancient Klingon tradition. When a Klingon warrior died in battle, his comrades sometimes stayed with the body to keep away predators. This allowed the spirit to leave the body when it was ready for the long journey to Sto-vo-kor. It was similar to an Irish wake. (DS9: "The Ship")

The idea of Klingons keeping vigil over the bodies of the dead seems at odds with the Klingon death ritual, wherein a corpse was considered a worthless shell immediately upon death.

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• Ak'voh at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works