Prayer text to Thổ Thần, Táo Quân, Long Mạch and the deities before the Lễ Đại Tường (Giỗ Hết)

Cúng giỗ hết (Đại tường). The second year after the date of death; some sources record 2 years and 3 months after the date of death. The day before there is a rite reporting to the deities

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • Address to the deities

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer to Thổ Thần, Táo Quân, Long Mạch and the deities in the announcement rite before the day of the giỗ hết (final death-anniversary ceremony), presenting offerings and asking for witness and blessing for the whole family to be peaceful and prosperous; recited before the altar of the deities on the day before the Đại Tường ceremony.

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Sources

  • Văn khấn Thổ Thần, Táo Quân, Long Mạch và các vị Thần Linh trước Lễ Đại Tường, Giỗ Hết (tuvi.vn)

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