Prayer text for offering to bà Tổ Cô (second version)
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
The second prayer text for offering to the Bà Tổ Cô, recited for the whole ceremony, paying homage to the Buddhas, the ancestors and the Bà Tổ Cô, presenting offerings of incense and flowers, and asking for protection so that the family may be well, healthy and all things favorable.
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
Same lines of reverence as prayer number 1 but gathered under one sentence "Con kính lạy:"; the body is rewritten more concisely, omitting the passage "Chúng con người trần mặt thịt" and the invitation to Tiền chủ, Hậu chủ; it ends with the plea "hương linh các bậc tổ tiên và bà cô ông mãnh phù hộ".
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)
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
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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