When someone dies, they believe in "nine nights" are a celebration where friends and family gather for music and enjoyment at the home of the deceased. On ninth night the family prepares food for everyone also a table is set up with food for the deseased. No one eats from this table before midnight, the time when the spirit is believed to pass through. This tradition has its roots in Africa.
Soccer and cricket are the two most popular pastimes.
English is the national language of Jamaica most Jamaicans will also speak a variation of English known simply as Patois. It is an English-African creole language