I have to say I feel cheated by the wakes I’ve attended now 😉
“A wake in Ireland is a midnight meeting held professedly for the indulgence of holy sorrow, but usually it is converted into orgies of unholy joy.”
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/drink-songs-and-sex-games-lifting-the-lid-on-the-irish-wake/a1026853582.html