Prayer text for the first day of Tết, outdoors
Offering on the first day of Tết. Morning of the first day of the first lunar month
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
- Outdoor offering
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text for the outdoor offering on the morning of the first day of Tết, respectfully addressing Hoàng Thiên Hậu Thổ, Táo quân, the deities and Thổ Địa, presenting offerings and asking for blessings for the family in the new year with all matters going smoothly, abundant wealth, good health and peace, and harmony in the household.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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Other texts for Offering on the first day of Tết
- Folk practice, Address to the ancestorsPrayer text to the Ancestors (first day of Tết)
- Folk practice, Address to the deitiesPrayer text to the Deities in the house (first day of Tết)
- Folk practice, Address to the deitiesPrayer text for the first day of Tết offering to the Deities and Thổ Công (version of Báo Hà Tĩnh)
- Folk practice, Address to the ancestorsPrayer text for the first day of Tết offering to the ancestors (version of Báo Hà Tĩnh)
- BuddhistPrayer text for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of Tết (without sutra chanting)
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Văn khấn mồng 1 Tết Bính Ngọ 2026 theo Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam (baohatinh.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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