Văn tế âm hồn on the day the capital fell (three excerpts)

Tế âm linh (offering to wandering souls). In Huế: the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month; at communal houses in the central region: incorporated into the spring and autumn tế ceremonies, the full moon of the seventh lunar month, or Thanh minh

  • Huế
  • Huế
  • Village communal-house rites
  • Sacrificial oration

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What this prayer says

The prayer text for wandering souls in the tế âm linh (offering to wandering souls) ceremony on the day the capital fell, consisting of three excerpts, addressing the wandering souls and those who died in disasters and asking them to witness the offerings; recited during the whole ceremony.

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

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Sources

  • Lễ tế âm hồn ngày thất thủ kinh đô (vankhan.vn)

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

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