Prayer text for the lễ Chung thất (49 days) and Tốt Khốc (100 days)

Cúng 49 ngày (forty-ninth-day rite for the deceased). The 49th day after death

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

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What this prayer says

Prayer text used for the Chung Thất (49th day) ceremony and the Tốt Khốc (100th day) ceremony, led by the eldest son or eldest grandson, offering gifts before the spirit tablet of the deceased and inviting ancestors and the deities worshipped in the house to witness, praying for the whole family to have all things go well.

The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.

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Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Cúng 49 ngày (forty-ninth-day rite for the deceased)

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Sources

  • Văn khấn 49 ngày, 100 ngày cho người đã mất (tuvi.vn)
  • Văn khấn trong lễ tang (vankhan.vn)

Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.

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