Question: Dead-cakes are often eaten at a gathering held before what event?

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Sahavas: Sahavas (Vedanta - singular & plural, also sahawas; sahavasa) literally means dwelling together, close companionship, or in the company of.  It may also refer to a spiritual retreat or a gathering held by a guru or master so that his devotees may enjoy his company, i.e., his physical presence, or a gathering in his honor where his followers meet to remember him.

Wake (ceremony): A wake is a social gathering associated with death, usually held before a funeral.  Traditionally, a wake takes place in the house of the deceased with the body present; however, modern wakes are often performed at a funeral home or another convenient location.  In the United States and Canada it is synonymous with a viewing.  It is often a social rite that highlights the idea that the loss is one of a social group and affects that group as a whole.

National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest: The National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest is an old-time music competition, festival and musical gathering held annually during the third full week in June, in Weiser, Idaho.  It is often referred to as 'Weiser'.  The contest draws musicians from across the country.  Nearly 7000 people come for the week and almost 350 fiddlers compete in 8 divisions.  In addition to the contest there are workshops, performances, a battle of the bands, a parade and a carnival.  The contest is held at Weiser High School.  The competition is held in the gymnasium, and most of the contestants camp in the school’s sports fields.

Nasi kerabu: Nasi kerabu is a Malay rice dish, a type of "nasi ulam", in which blue-coloured rice is eaten with dried fish or fried chicken, crackers, pickles and other salads.  The blue color of the rice comes from the petals of "Clitoria ternatea" (butterfly-pea) flowers "(kembang telang)" used in cooking it.  The rice can also be cooked with plain white rice or rice cooked using turmeric.  It is often eaten with "solok lada" and is also eaten with fried "keropok".

Dead-cakes: A dead-cake is a type of food that is traditionally eaten at a wake to honour the deceased individual.  It is closely related to the folklore of funeral customs.

Jamaican patty: A Jamaican patty is a pastry that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.  It is made like a turnover but is more savoury.  As its name suggests, it is commonly found in Jamaica, and is also eaten in other areas of the Caribbean, such as the Caribbean coast Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  It is traditionally filled with seasoned ground beef, but fillings can include chicken, pork, lamb, vegetables, shrimp, lobster, fish, soy, ackee, mixed vegetables or cheese.  In Jamaica, the patty is often eaten as a full meal, especially when paired with coco bread.  It can also be made as bite-sized portions called cocktail patties.  Among the Jamaican diaspora in the UK, the pastry is more like that of a suet crust, and often made with the fat from curry goat which provides the yellow colour.

Congress of the People (1955): The Congress of the People was a gathering held in Kliptown on 26 June 1955 to lay out the vision of the South African people.  The Freedom Charter was drawn-up at the gathering; the charter became the manifesto of the African National Congress and a symbol of internal resistance against apartheid.

Machh bhaja: In West Bengal, Tripura, Orissa, Assam and Bangladesh (greater Bengal), fried fish or Māchh bhājā is a common delicacy eaten as a snack or fritter to go with a meal.  Riverine fish like "bhetki", "topshey", "aarh" and "pābdā" (Ompok pābdā), and anadromous fish such as hilsa are commonly fried in Bengali cuisine, Oriya cuisine and Assamese cuisine.  The oil used to fry the fish may often be used as a dip.  Fried fish roe (e.g. of hilsa) are also often eaten this way.  The fish is often deep fried such that fish bones become crispy and edible, as is the case with small fish like "Maurala" (Opio cephalus).

Pow wow: A pow wow (also powwow or pow-wow) is a social gathering held by many different Native American communities.  The word is derived from the Narragansett word "powwaw", meaning "spiritual leader".  A similar gathering by California Natives, usually in the fall, is called a Big Time.  A modern pow wow is a specific type of event for Native American people to meet and dance, sing, socialize, and honor their cultures.  Pow wows may be private or public.  There is generally a dancing competition, often with significant prize money awarded.  Pow wows vary in length from a one-day event, to major pow wows called for a special occasion which can be up to one week long.

Peanut soup: Peanut soup or groundnut soup is a soup made from peanuts, often with various other ingredients.  It is a staple of African cuisine but is also eaten in East Asia (Taiwan), the United States (mainly in Virginia) and other areas around the world.  In Ghana it is often eaten with fufu.  Groundnut soup is also a native soup of the Benin (Edo) people in Nigeria and it is often eaten with pounded yam.  Some of the essential ingredients used in making it are Piper Guineense (uziza seed) and Vernonia Amygdalina (bitter leaf).

Supporting paragraphs: Dead-cakes Wake (ceremony)
Answer: funeral