Feb 21, 2023
"Homegoing": A term that comes from Africans enslaved in America, who believed death freed their souls and allowed them to return to their homeland. Modern homegoings celebrate a deceased person's journey to Heaven, and the services often include hymn readings, prayers, remembrances, singing, viewing, a recessional, and receptions filled with food, music, and lively, rejoiceful sharing of stories, and memories. (Art: Ellis Wilson's "Home", 1985; 📸: artneworleans.org) #blackhistorymonth #blacklexicon #goodblacknewscalendar #wordhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7iAVopeFT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=