giỗ tết

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ancestral death anniversaries and traditional New Year festivals: A collective term referring to the major family-oriented ceremonial occasions in Vietnamese culture, specifically death anniversary commemorations ("giỗ") and Lunar New Year celebrations ("Tết"). It signifies important times for family reunions, ancestor veneration, and the observance of traditional rituals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Giỗ tết là dịp để con cháu sum họp. (Ancestral death anniversaries and New Year festivals are occasions for descendants to gather.)
  • Dù bận đến mấy, anh ấy cũng về quê vào mỗi dịp giỗ tết. (No matter how busy he is, he returns to his hometown for every death anniversary and Tet holiday.)
  • Người Việt rất coi trọng việc cúng kiến trong giỗ tết. (Vietnamese people highly respect making offerings during death anniversaries and Tet.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "giỗ tết" is often used to represent all major traditional holidays that carry deep familial and cultural obligations. It implies a cycle of significant annual events centered on family and heritage.
  • Công việc kinh doanh của họ khá hơn vào các dịp giỗ tết. (Their business does better around the times of death anniversaries and Tet.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giỗ (n): A death anniversary; a ceremony held annually to commemorate a deceased family member.

  • Hôm nay là ngày giỗ ông nội tôi. (Today is the death anniversary of my grandfather.)

• Tết (n): Abbreviation for "Tết Nguyên Đán," the Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival.

  • Tết là lễ hội lớn nhất trong năm. (Tet is the biggest festival of the year.)

• Lễ tết (n): A similar collective term for festivals and holidays, with a slightly broader scope that may include other celebrations beyond family ancestor worship.

Synonyms

• Traditional holidays: Customary festivals and commemorative days.
• Family ceremonies: Rituals and gatherings centered on the family unit.

Related Idioms and Expressions

• Đến ngày giỗ tết: When the (important) occasion/day arrives. This idiom is used to indicate when a significant, often anticipated or obligatory, event or period occurs.

  • Đến ngày giỗ tết mới thấy hết bà con. (Only when the death anniversaries and Tet arrive do you see all your relatives.)

• Chuyện giỗ tết: Matters or affairs related to these important traditional occasions. It can refer to the complex preparations, rituals, and family dynamics involved.

  • Chuyện giỗ tết trong gia đình lớn rất phức tạp. (Matters of death anniversaries and Tet in a large family are very complicated.)