Formerly,funerals went as follow’s the body was washed and dressed, a chopstickwas laid between the teeth and then a pinch of rice and three coinswere drooped in the mouth.

The body was laid on agrass mat spread on the ground, enveloped with white cloth and put intoa coffin. Finally, the funeral ceremony was officially performed. Thecoffin is buried and covered, but after three days of mourning, thefamily visits the tomb again and opens the grave for worship. Finally,after 49 days, the family stops bringing rice for the dead to thealtar. And then, after 100 days, the family celebrates "tot khoc", orthe end of the tears.

Afterone year there is a ceremony for the first anniversary of therelative’s death and after two years in the end of mourning festival.

Nowadays,morning ceremonies follow new rituals which are simplified; theyconsist of covering and putting the dead body into the coffin, thefuneral procession, the burial of the coffin into the grave, and thevisits to the tomb. The death’s family members wear a white turban or ablack mourning band.