Year-end well offering text (reciting Quán Thế Âm)

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 year-opening well prayer that includes invocations to Quán Thế Âm, recited at the moment of giao thừa (New Year's Eve); the speaker presents modest offerings before the village well, thanks the deities and the river lord for protection and blessings, and asks them 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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How it differs from the common version

Opens with the recitation of A Di Đà and "Nam mô Đại từ đại bi quán thế âm Bồ Tát", without the lines of reverence; the prayer wording is plain ("ăn chưa sạch, bạch chưa thông"); ends with "A di đà phật x3".

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)

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