1) Acknowledgement of death 
Vajtim or Gjëmë (Gjamë in the Gheg dialect of the Albanian language) is the dirge or lamentation of the dead in the Albanian custom by a woman or a group of women. In Northern Albania, men can also be seen singing. ==Southern Albania== In Southern Albania a woman usually sings poetic verses and a choir behind her takes up the refrain. In Southe...