Definition

1. Noun:
   • Year's mind: A traditional Vietnamese memorial ceremony held on the first anniversary of a person's death. It is a significant ritual to commemorate and honor the deceased.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi đang chuẩn bị cho giỗ đầu của ông nội. (My family is preparing for my grandfather's year's mind.)
  • Giỗ đầu là một dịp quan trọng để con cháu tưởng nhớ người đã khuất. (The year's mind is an important occasion for descendants to remember the deceased.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm giỗ đầu": to hold/observe the year's mind ceremony.
  • Họ sẽ làm giỗ đầu cho mẹ vào tuần tới. (They will hold the year's mind ceremony for their mother next week.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giỗ (n): Death anniversary ceremony (a broader term for any annual memorial ceremony).
  • Giỗ Tổ (Ancestral Anniversary)
• Đám giỗ (n): The death anniversary event/feast.
• Cúng giỗ (v): To worship/offer sacrifices during a death anniversary.

Synonyms

• Lễ giỗ đầu (n): The year's mind ceremony (a more formal term).
• Kỵ nhật đầu tiên (n): The first death anniversary (a Sino-Vietnamese term, less common in daily speech).

Related Phrases

• Hết tang giỗ đầu: The end of the mourning period, which traditionally coincides with the first death anniversary.
  • Sau giỗ đầu, gia đình có thể coi như hết tang. (After the year's mind, the family can be considered to have ended the mourning period.)

Notes on Meaning

• Cultural Significance: "Giỗ đầu" marks the end of the most intense period of mourning in Vietnamese tradition. It is often observed with a solemn ceremony involving offerings of food, incense, and prayers for the peaceful rest of the soul.
• Distinction from "Giỗ": While "giỗ" refers to any annual death anniversary, "giỗ đầu" specifically denotes the very first one, which holds particular ritual importance.

1. Year's mind