Short well god offering text for giao thừa night

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

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

A short prayer to the well deity on giao thừa (New Year's Eve), addressing the deities governing the well; the speaker presents offerings, asking for the family to have clean, abundant water that is not polluted or exhausted in the coming year, and promises to protect and conserve the water source.

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

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Your regional custom

Showing the version used across Vietnam.

How it differs from the common version

This text differs from the original: a short text of six lines, paying respects only to "các vị thần linh cai quản giếng nước"; no name, no date; includes a promise to protect the water source; ends with "Phục duy cẩn cáo!".

The common version: Well offering text for giao thừa night, no. 1

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for First-of-the-year well offering

Other texts for First-of-the-year well offering

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

Sources

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

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

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