Short prayer text for the day of Tết Đoan ngọ

Offering ritual for Tết Đoan ngọ. The 5th day of the 5th lunar month, at the hour of the Horse

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

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What this prayer says

Short prayer text for Tết Đoan ngọ, offering gifts including incense and flowers, cơm rượu (fermented rice), and bánh ú tro (ash-wrapped sticky rice cake) to Thổ Địa (Earth God), Thành hoàng (village tutelary deity), the deities, and ancestors on both sides, asking them to witness the sincerity and bless the whole family with health, peace, smooth success in all matters, safety from disasters, freedom from insects, and good fortune. Recited during the Tết Đoan ngọ offering ceremony.

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

Only five sentences; the text names the offerings "cơm rượu, bánh ú tro" and prays that "sâu bọ lánh xa"; it invites Thổ địa, Thành hoàng, Thần linh and ancestors together in one sentence.

The common version: Prayer text for Tết Đoan Ngọ

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Sources

  • Cúng Tết Đoan Ngọ 2026: Văn khấn và lễ vật (docungtamlinh.com.vn)

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

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