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[[File:Ak'voh.jpg|thumb|Worf and O'Brien perform the ''ak'voh'' for Muniz]]
'''''Ak'voh''''' was an ancient [[Klingon]] tradition. When a Klingon warrior [[death|died]] in battle, his comrades sometimes stayed with the body to keep away predators. This allowed the [[religion|spirit]] to leave the body when it was ready for the long journey to ''[[Sto-vo-kor]]''. It was similar to an [[Irish]] [[wake]]. ({{DS9|The Ship}})
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'''''Ak'voh''''' was an ancient [[Klingon]] tradition wherein, after a warrior had died in battle, his comrades stayed with the body to keep away predators, an act which allowed the spirit to leave the body when it was ready for the long journey to ''[[Sto-vo-kor]]''.
   
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In [[2373]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]] and [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]] performed the ''ak'voh'' for [[crewman]] [[Enrique Muniz]], who had died in combat with the [[Jem'Hadar]]. ({{DS9|The Ship}})
{{bginfo|The idea of Klingons keeping vigil over the bodies of the dead seems at odds with the [[Klingon death ritual]], wherein a corpse was considered a worthless shell immediately upon death. Since [[Worf]] calls the ''ak'voh'' an ''ancient'' tradition, perhaps it is no longer commonly practiced, but Worf was familiar with it due to his studies of ancient Klingon culture.}}
 
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{{bginfo|The idea of Klingons keeping vigil over the bodies of the dead seems at odds with the [[Klingon death ritual]], wherein a corpse was considered a worthless shell immediately upon death. Since [[Worf]] calls the ''ak'voh'' an ''ancient'' tradition, perhaps it is no longer commonly practiced, but Worf was familiar with it due to his studies of ancient Klingon culture. It may reflect an earlier conception of the journey to ''Sto-vo-kor''. Alternately, it may have been something Worf made up entirely to make amends with O'Brien, as he did when inventing the [[gik'tal]] to test [[Sito Jaxa]].}}
   
 
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File:Ak'voh.jpg

Worf and O'Brien perform the ak'voh for Muniz

Ak'voh was an ancient Klingon tradition wherein, after a warrior had died in battle, his comrades stayed with the body to keep away predators, an act which allowed the spirit to leave the body when it was ready for the long journey to Sto-vo-kor.

In 2373, Lieutenant Commander Worf and Chief Miles O'Brien performed the ak'voh for crewman Enrique Muniz, who had died in combat with the Jem'Hadar. (DS9: "The Ship")

The idea of Klingons keeping vigil over the bodies of the dead seems at odds with the Klingon death ritual, wherein a corpse was considered a worthless shell immediately upon death. Since Worf calls the ak'voh an ancient tradition, perhaps it is no longer commonly practiced, but Worf was familiar with it due to his studies of ancient Klingon culture. It may reflect an earlier conception of the journey to Sto-vo-kor. Alternately, it may have been something Worf made up entirely to make amends with O'Brien, as he did when inventing the gik'tal to test Sito Jaxa.

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