Văn tế cô hồn làng Thủ Lễ

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
  • làng Thủ Lễ, Thừa Thiên Huế
  • Village communal-house rites
  • Sacrificial oration
  • Sino-Vietnamese reading

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

The text of the văn tế (sacrificial oration) for wandering spirits of Thủ Lễ village, read during the whole tế âm linh (offering to wandering souls) ceremony, inviting the male and female wandering spirits of the clans in the commune to receive the offerings and expressing compassion for those who died with no one to worship them.

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

It opens with "Trí tế vu", offering to male and female cô hồn of the various families in the village; the body opens with "Nhân chính tất tiên vô cáo", mentioning the repair of abandoned graves; it ends with "Ai tai! Thượng hưởng".

The common version: Văn tế nghĩa trủng làng Mỹ Lợi (Nghĩa trủng văn)

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Tế âm linh (offering to wandering souls)

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The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.

Sources

  • Trích tuyển văn tế làng xã Thừa Thiên Huế, Phần thứ ba: Văn tế trong các lễ cúng kỵ hàng năm. Chuyên đề của Tạp chí Nghiên cứu và Phát triển, số 7 (141), 2017 (vjol.info.vn)

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

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