Prayer text for Tết Đoan ngọ at home (version "nhất tâm kính bái")

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)
  • Indoor offering

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What this prayer says

Prayer text for Tết Đoan ngọ in the home, the version "nhất tâm kính bái", inviting parents, grandparents, and ancestors on both sides to descend and receive the offerings and witness the sincerity, and also asking Thượng Đế (Supreme Emperor) and Ngọc Hoàng Đại Đế (Jade Emperor) to protect the crops and bless the descendants with wealth, blessings, and smooth success in their endeavors. Recited during the Tết Đoan ngọ offering ceremony in the home.

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

No invocation of the Buddha; it invites parents, grandparents and ancestors, and through the ancestors' support prays to Thượng Đế, Ngọc Hoàng Đại Đế; it ends with three times "Chúng con xin đa tạ".

The common version: Prayer text for Tết Đoan Ngọ

Offerings and how the rite is done

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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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