Events Order and list of task that need to be completed during the Funeral

Reference Class Meeting on Dec 4 2022

Note : this list is assuming the funeral will be open for 4 days from Friday to Monday.
Events and tasks will need to be combined if the funerals days are less

Questions ??? When are the times when the family Xyom

1st task or event
During the time the person passsed, if there was not a chance to play zaaj qeej tsaa, then the very task to be completd at the funeral is to play Zaaj Qeej Tsaa
Reminder this Zaaj Qeej Tsaa is only played when the deceased person has children

2nd
Qhuab Ke Taw Kev completes the task he needs to do
During this process you need to sacrafice a chicken. The Qhuab Ke person will tell you when it is time to do this

Followed by the two Zaaj Qeej

Zaaj Qeej Tu Sab
Zaaj Qeej nce neeg

Npua Tsaa Neeg

Sacrafice the Npua Tsaa Neeg (coj npua moog ntawg)
Reminder you give the chin to the Qhuab Ke

Ntawg nyuj (cows)

We normally get the cows in the early morning of the first day. The process of Ntawg Nyuj is needed and this is usually done after the Ntawg Npua Tsaa Neeg

Followed by the three Zaaj Qeej

Note : these are normally three zaaj qeej that is played all of the days the funeral is open
Zaaj Qeej Tshais
Zaaj Qeej Su
Zaaj Qeej Mo

These items above normally concludes day one

Day 2

Day 2 in normally where family and quest speakers are brought in to talk as well as slide shows are presented.
These three zaaj qeej are still played
Zaaj Qeej Tshais, Qeej Su, Qeej Mo

Day 3 - Ua Hov Qhua

The first thing that happens on day 3 is Ua Hov Qhua

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????? Qeej tshais, Qeej Su, Qeej Mo

Everyday

Qeej tshais
Qeej su
Qeej mo

Friday

Taw Kev
Qeej Tu Sav
Qeej nce neeg

When the body is first put into the coffin (lub hleb) for viewing for the rest of the days
Qeej Nce Neeg and Zaaj Nce Neeg are performed

Saturday

Qeej Cob Rag
Presentation and speeches

Sunday

Qhua Txwg mean the day they Ua Qhua
Nam Queej
Rooj su
nub qhua
ua qhua taag te ua tsaug mo - table where all the kis sit, with all the drinks from the qhuav
Nce Xub Qeeg
hum xwm - drink to sit on the final table
Last table is the rooj xwm ( nqug nyob rooj )
Those needed to sit
txiv tub pes yo swm
Txiv Laug - ask if there is anything left this person owns or issue before burial
Xov Txiv Dlaab
All the Thawv
All the txiv qeej
Coj Xai

Tso plig

Last Table is called - root ua tsaug su

hauv qhov