bách nhật
Definition
- Noun:
- The one-hundredth day ceremony: A traditional Vietnamese commemorative ceremony held on the 100th day after a person's death, marking an important milestone in the mourning period.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Gia đình tổ chức lễ bách nhật cho ông nội. (The family held the one-hundredth day ceremony for their grandfather.)
- Theo phong tục, bách nhật là một nghi lễ quan trọng. (According to tradition, the one-hundredth day ceremony is an important ritual.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in a cultural and religious context related to Vietnamese ancestral worship and funeral rites. It signifies the end of the initial, most intense period of mourning and the transition of the soul of the deceased.
Variants and Related Words
- Lễ bách nhật (n): The one-hundredth day ceremony (the full, more common phrase).
- Lễ cúng 100 ngày (n): The offering ceremony on the 100th day (a descriptive synonym).
- Tang lễ (n): Funeral rites.
- Giỗ (n): Death anniversary ceremony.
Synonyms
- Centenary ceremony (in this specific funerary context).
- Hundredth-day observance.
Notes on Usage
- 'Bách nhật' is an archaic or formal term. In everyday speech, the full phrase "lễ bách nhật" or the descriptive "lễ cúng 100 ngày" is more commonly used.
- It refers specifically to a ceremony for the deceased, not a celebration for a living person's 100th day of life (which is "cúng đầy tháng" or "thôi nôi" for different milestones).