Prayer text for welcoming a newborn home

Ceremony to welcome a newborn home. The day the baby is brought home from the place of birth

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text read when bringing a newborn home from the place of birth, addressing the Buddhas, Thành hoàng (village tutelary deity), Táo quân (Kitchen Gods), Thổ Địa (Earth God) and ancestors to report the birth and ask for protection so the baby eats and sleeps well, grows quickly, and stays safe.

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

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Sources

  • Hướng dẫn thủ tục, văn khấn đón trẻ sơ sinh về nhà (docungtamlinh.com.vn)

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