Prayer text for the Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương at home
Cúng Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương tại nhà (offering to the Hùng Kings at home). The 10th day of the third lunar month
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text for the Hùng Kings' giỗ (death anniversary) at home, recited during the whole ceremony: the descendant gives their name and address, offers incense, flowers and offerings to the Hùng Kings and ancestors, and asks for protection so the family may be at peace, all matters may go smoothly, the children may progress in their studies, and love and work may be favourable.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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Showing the version used across Vietnam.
Offerings and how the rite is done
Other texts for Cúng Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương tại nhà (offering to the Hùng Kings at home)
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Văn khấn Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương tại nhà, đền thờ (dienmayxanh.com)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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