Prayer text for cất nóc (raising the roof ridge) and đổ mái (pouring the roof slab)

Lễ đổ móng, đổ mái, cất nóc (foundation-pouring, roof-pouring, and roof-raising ceremonies). Before pouring the foundation; on the day of pouring the roof or placing the ridge beam on the roof

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer for raising the roof and pouring the roof slab, recited by the tín chủ (the person making the offering) during the whole ceremony, offering gifts to the deities governing the area and asking permission to raise the roof, praying for safety for the owner and workers and for smooth work.

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

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Sources

  • Gợi ý mâm cúng và văn khấn cất nóc nhà, đổ mái nhà (voh.com.vn)

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

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