Prayer text for bà Cô ông Mãnh, number 3
Cúng Bà Cô Tổ, Ông Mãnh (offering to the ancestral young woman and young man of the family line). On the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, on the death anniversary of Bà Cô, on the first day of the year; if the date of death is unknown, the family line's ancestor death anniversary is used
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text for the Bà Cô and Ông Mãnh, number 3, recited for the whole ceremony, asking permission from the local deities and Thổ Địa to set up the incense bowl for worshipping the ancestors on both sides and the Bà Cô and Ông Mãnh at home, and praying for the family to be healthy, to prosper in business and to meet with much good fortune.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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How it differs from the common version
Common wording: "Con lạy quan thần linh số nhà...", asking permission from the local deities and Thổ Địa (Earth God) to invite the ancestors, Bà Cô Tổ and Ông Mãnh back; there is the phrase "con ăn chưa sạch, bạch chưa thông"; chanting "Con nam mô a di Đà Phật" together with "(3 bows)".
The common version: Prayer text for offering to bà Tổ Cô, number 1
Offerings and how the rite is done
Other texts for Cúng Bà Cô Tổ, Ông Mãnh (offering to the ancestral young woman and young man of the family line)
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Sources
- Văn khấn cúng bà Tổ Cô (hoatieu.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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