Definition

1. Noun:
   • Second year's mind: A specific death anniversary ceremony in Vietnamese tradition, held at the end of the two-year mourning period (đoạn tang) to mark the conclusion of the formal mourning rites and the full transition of the deceased into the realm of ancestors.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi đang chuẩn bị cho ngày giỗ hết của ông nội. (My family is preparing for my grandfather's second year's mind ceremony.)
  • Sau lễ giỗ hết, việc cúng giỗ sẽ được tổ chức theo nghi lễ bình thường hàng năm. (After the second year's mind ceremony, death anniversaries will be held with normal annual rites.)

Advanced Usage

• Cultural Context: The "giỗ hết" is a significant ritual milestone. It signifies the end of the "đại tang" (great mourning) period, which traditionally lasts for two years for parents. After this ceremony, the descendants can resume normal social activities and the anniversary is commemorated as a regular "giỗ" (death anniversary) each year.

Variants and Related Words

• Giỗ (n): Death anniversary. A yearly ceremony to commemorate a deceased person.
• Giỗ đầu (n): First year's mind. The death anniversary held one year after the passing.
• Đoạn tang (n/v): The act of concluding or the ceremony marking the end of the mourning period.

Synonyms

• Lễ mãn tang: Ceremony marking the end of the mourning period. (This is a close conceptual synonym, though "mãn tang" can be a more general term for ending mourning, while "giỗ hết" specifically refers to the commemorative ceremony at that time.)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Hết tang: To be out of mourning; to have completed the mourning period.
  • Sau giỗ hết, con cháu được coi là đã hết tang. (After the second year's mind, the descendants are considered to have completed the mourning period.)

1. Second year's mind