Definition

1. Noun:
   • Death anniversary: "ngày giỗ" refers to the annual commemoration of the death of a relative or ancestor, observed according to the lunar calendar in Vietnamese tradition. It is a day for family members to gather, prepare offerings, and honor the deceased.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngày mai là ngày giỗ ông nội. (Tomorrow is my grandfather's death anniversary.)
  • Cả gia đình tụ họp đông đủ vào ngày giỗ bà. (The whole family gathers fully on grandmother's death anniversary.)
  • Chúng tôi chuẩn bị mâm cơm cúng vào ngày giỗ. (We prepare a tray of offerings for the death anniversary ceremony.)

Advanced Usage

• "cúng giỗ": to perform the death anniversary ritual/ceremony.

  • Gia đình anh ấy rất coi trọng việc cúng giỗ. (His family places great importance on performing the death anniversary ceremony.)

• "giỗ chạp": a general term for death anniversaries and related ceremonial activities.

  • Tháng này nhà tôi có nhiều giỗ chạp. (My family has many death anniversaries this month.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giỗ (n): The shortened, more colloquial form of "ngày giỗ", meaning death anniversary.

  • Nhà tôi sắp có giỗ. (My family has a death anniversary coming up.)

• Kỵ (n): A synonym for "giỗ", also meaning death anniversary, used in some contexts or regions.

  • Ngày kỵ của cụ là vào mùng 5. (The elder's death anniversary is on the 5th.)

Synonyms

• Lễ giỗ: death anniversary ceremony/observance.
• Ngày kỵ: death anniversary (alternative term).

Related Phrases

• "ăn giỗ": to attend/eat at a death anniversary gathering. It refers to the meal shared by family and guests after the ceremony.
  • Hôm nay tôi đi ăn giỗ nhà bác. (Today I am going to attend the death anniversary meal at my uncle's house.)

Related Idioms

• "Giỗ đầu": The first death anniversary, observed one year after the passing.

  • Giỗ đầu của bà cụ được tổ chức trang trọng. (The first death anniversary of the old lady was solemnly organized.)

• "Giỗ hết" / "Giỗ thường": The death anniversaries from the third year onward, after the more elaborate first and second anniversaries.

  • Sau giỗ hết, việc cúng có thể đơn giản hơn. (After the regular anniversaries begin, the ceremony can be simpler.)

1. Anniversary of a death