Prayer text to the ancestors on the day of Tiên Thường

Cúng tiên thường (cáo giỗ) (offering on the day before the death anniversary, announcing the giỗ). Afternoon of the day before the main giỗ (death anniversary); by custom only performed before major giỗ (giỗ of grandparents, parents, spouses)

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

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer to the ancestors in the tiên thường rite, inviting the spirit of the deceased being commemorated together with paternal and maternal ancestors to witness and receive the offerings, asking them to bless the descendants with safety and well-being; recited after the prayer to the deities.

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

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Sources

  • Văn khấn ngày Giỗ Thường (vankhan.vn)

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

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