The three nights of prayer after the burial of a child or the nine nights of prayer after the burial of an adult.
prayers for the dead begin on the day of burial and revolve around the rosary to usher the dead into heaven; a chicken or pig is killed on the third or ninth day of prayer to celebrate the arrival of the soul in heaven
The soul of dead person (mag-) arrives in heaven.
believed that the soul wanders on earth before it arrives in heaven
Magsāpong anchi si ādi anchan tatdo karaw.
(The soul) of younger sibling will arrive in heaven on the third day.