It's the tradition in the Jamaica Mountains where I am from, when a family member or friend dies, there is a big party, they call it "Dead Yard", it's the most popular type of party as there is a party like that almost every weekend, where everyone for miles away get together and party until dawn, sometimes people fly in from other countries, it's all about celebrating the life of the dead person, the more people show up is a reflection of the impact the dead person had on the lives of others. there is DJ music, in addition to that a special type of live band that only plays at dead yard parties. In most cases a goat and pig is slaughtered to feed the party people. Here is a photo I took of a goat that was slaughtered in the mountains where I from.