Prayer text for Tết Đoan ngọ outdoors (the source page records it as following Daoism)

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

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Another tradition (see note)
  • Outdoor offering

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

The prayer text for Tết Đoan ngọ offered outdoors according to Daoism, recited after lighting candles, burning incense and chanting sutras, with 9 prostrations; it reverently addresses Ngọc Hoàng Đại Đế and the deities, presents offerings of money and votive paper and a petition asking that grace be granted and the mortal world be judged so it may escape calamities, that evil spirits and pestilent creatures may not harm the living world, that harvests be bountiful, and prays for wealth, blessings, virtue and the well-being of all households.

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

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Sau khi đọc kinh xong, quỳ xuống lễ 9 lễ và khấn Tết Đoan Ngọ cho Ngọc Hoàng Đại Đế và Thần Tiên như sau:

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

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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