Editing Funeral (section)

===In Vietnam===
[[File:Cảnh đoàn rước đám tang thời nhà Lê trung hưng năm 1684-1685. - The manner of their funeral pomp.png|thumb|The scene of the funeral procession during the Revival Lê dynasty in 1684-1685]] 
[[File:Cờ long tinh tại lễ an táng Hoàng đế Khải Định (1925) , đoàn quan chức.jpg|thumb|Emperor Khải Định's funeral]]
In Vietnam, [[Buddhism]] is the most commonly practiced religion, however, most burial methods do not coincide with the Buddhist belief of [[cremation]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://vietnamreporter.com.au/burying-the-dead-in-vietnam/|title=Burying the dead in Vietnam {{!}} Vietnam Reporter|website=vietnamreporter.com.au|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405170221/http://vietnamreporter.com.au/burying-the-dead-in-vietnam/|archive-date=2017-04-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The body of the deceased is moved to a loved one's house and placed in an expensive coffin. The body usually stays there for about three days, allowing time for people to visit and place gifts in the mouth.<ref name=":1" /> This stems from the Vietnamese belief that the dead should be surrounded by their family. This belief goes so far as to include superstition as well. If somebody is dying in Vietnamese culture, they are rushed home from the hospital so they can die there, because if they die away from home it is believed to be bad luck to take a corpse home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://offroadvietnam.com/vietnam-info/customs-and-rites/funerals|title=Funerals. Important Traditions, Customs – Offroad Vietnam Adventures|work=Offroad Vietnam Adventures|access-date=2017-04-03|language=en-US}}</ref>

Many services are also held in the Vietnamese burial practices. One is held before moving the coffin from the home and the other is held at the burial site.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://ethnomed.org/clinical/end-of-life/death-in-viet|title=Death Rituals in Vietnamese Society – EthnoMed|website=ethnomed.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref> After the burial of the loved one, incense is burned at the gravesite and respect is paid to all the nearby graves. Following this, the family and friends return to the home and enjoy a feast to celebrate the life of the recently departed.<ref name=":2" /> Even after the deceased has been buried, the respect and honor continues. For the first 49 days after the burying, the family holds a memorial service every 7 days, where the family and friends come back together to celebrate the life of their loved one. After this, they meet again on the 100th day after the death, then 265 days after the death, and finally they meet on the anniversary of the death of their loved one, a whole year later, to continue to celebrate the glorious life of their recently departed.<ref name=":3" />

The Vietnamese funeral, or đám giỗ, is a less somber occasion than most traditional Western funerals. The đám giỗ is a celebration of the deceased's life and is centered around the deceased's family.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Filek-Gibson |first1=Dana |title=Vietnamese Funeral Rituals |url=https://www.moon.com/travel/arts-culture/vietnamese-funeral-rituals/ |website=Moon |date=18 December 2015 |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>

Family members might wear a traditional garment called a mourning headband to signify their relationship with the deceased. Typical mourning headbands are thin strips of fabric that are wrapped around the wearer's head. Traditionally, the deceased's closest family members, such as children, siblings, spouses, and parents will wear white mourning headbands. More distant family members' headband colors may vary. In some cultures, the deceased's nieces, nephews, or grandchildren may be required to wear white headbands with red dots. Other societies may encourage grandchildren to wear white headbands with blue dots. Fourth generation grandchildren often wear yellow mourning headbands.

The use of mourning headbands emphasizes the importance of personal and familial roles in Vietnamese society. It also allows funeral attendants to carefully choose their interactions and offer condolences to those closest to the deceased.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bich |first1=Ha |title=Top 6 Things About Vietnamese Funerals to Know |url=https://vietnamtrips.com/vietnamese-funerals#vietnamese-funeral-headband |website=Vietnam Trips |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>

Traditionally, attendants of a Vietnamese funeral service are encouraged to wear the color white. In many East Asian cultures, white is viewed as a sign of loss and mourning. In Vietnam, members of the Caodaist faith believe that white represents purity and the ability to communicate beyond spiritual worlds.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zhu Shuai |first1=Shua |last2=Jammes |first2=Jérémy |title=The Cao Đài Deathscape: Reimagining Death, Funerals, and Salvation in Contemporary Vietnam |journal=Religions |date=2020 |volume=11 |issue=6 |page=20 |doi=10.3390/rel11060280 |doi-access=free }}</ref>