Lễ cáo gia tiên khi đổi tên cho con (rite to announce to the ancestors when changing a child's name)
Also called: Cúng đổi tên cho con, Cáo bạch đổi tên
- Life-cycle rites
Culture and belief A record of custom.
According to the guide found, the parents prepare a small offering on the ancestors' altar, presenting the child's old name, new name and the reason for the name change. There is only one source for this rite.
At a glance
- When it is held
- When the family decides to change the baby's name, before carrying out the civil registry procedure
- For whom
- The deities in the house (Thổ Địa, Táo Quân) and the paternal and maternal ancestors
- Where
- Ancestor altar
- Who makes the offering
- The baby's parents
Each family and each region may do it differently.
The offering tray
| Offering | Quantity | Vegetarian or not |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit | ||
| Plate of five fruits | 1 plate | Vegetarian |
| Flowers | ||
| Vase of fresh flowers | 1 vase | |
| Tea, rice wine, water | ||
| Betel leaves and areca nuts, wine, tea, plain water | Vegetarian | |
| Incense, lamps, candles | ||
| Incense, lamps or candles | ||
| Votive paper | ||
| Vàng mã (votive paper) | ||
Steps of the rite
- Arrange the offerings on the altar, light candles and 3 incense sticks
- Bow 3 bows, read the prayer text presenting the old name, the new name and the reason for the change
- When two thirds of the incense has burned, make the thank-offering, burn votive paper, and take down the offerings
- Carry out the name-change procedure on the birth certificate at the committee where the registration was made
- The whole family calls the baby by the new name
Communities and regions
Sources
- Bài cúng đổi tên cho con (docungtamlinh.com.vn)
Part of the open datasets Types of Vietnamese offering rites and Vietnamese offering procedures, licensed CC BY 4.0.
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