Well offering text for giao thừa night, no. 1

First-of-the-year well offering. On giao thừa (New Year's Eve) night or the morning of the first day of Tết; in some places, the third day of Tết

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

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What this prayer says

Prayer for the well on giao thừa (New Year's Eve), addressing the Buddhas, Hoàng Thiên Hậu Thổ, Táo quân (Kitchen Gods), the Thành hoàng (village tutelary deity), the well deity and the deities governing water sources; the tín chủ (the person making the offering) presents incense, flowers and offerings, asking these deities to witness the sincerity and bless the whole family with peace and good health, all things well, and every request fulfilled.

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

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Sources

  • Bài cúng Giếng đêm Giao thừa, đầu năm (hoatieu.vn)
  • Bài cúng giếng đầu năm (docungtamlinh.com.vn)

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