Definition

1. Verb:
   • To perform a ceremony marking the end of a period of confinement or abstinence: Specifically, to conduct a ritual, often religious, that signifies the conclusion of a prescribed period of seclusion, rest, or dietary restrictions, especially for a mother after childbirth.

Usage

• Verb:
  • Gia đình tôi sẽ tổ chức để giải cử cho mẹ tôi vào tuần tới. (My family will organize to perform the postnatal ceremony for my mother next week.)
  • Theo phong tục, sau một tháng, người ta làm lễ giải cử. (According to custom, after one month, people perform the ceremony to mark the end of confinement.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm lễ giải cử": To hold/perform the ceremony marking the end of confinement.
  • Họ đã mời thầy cúng đến làm lễ giải cử. (They invited a ritual master to perform the ceremony.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lễ giải cử (Noun): The ceremony marking the end of confinement; the postnatal ritual.
  • Lễ giải cử thường được tổ chức đơn giản trong gia đình. (The postnatal ceremony is often held simply within the family.)

Synonyms

• Làm lễ mãn tang (for ending mourning): To perform a ceremony marking the end of the mourning period. (Note: This is a related concept for ending a different type of prescribed period.)
• Kết thúc thời kỳ kiêng cữ: To end the period of abstinence/confinement.

Notes on Meaning

• The term "giải cử" is specifically tied to traditional Vietnamese customs and rituals. It almost exclusively refers to the ceremony ending the postnatal confinement period for a mother, known as "ở cữ". It is a culturally specific term without a direct single-word English equivalent, often requiring explanation as "postnatal ceremony" or "ritual to mark the end of confinement."