Prayer text for offering to deities and Thổ Công on the 2nd day of Tết
Offering on the 2nd and 3rd days of Tết. The 2nd and 3rd days of the first lunar month
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
- Address to the deities
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer to the deities and Thổ Công (Earth God of the house) on the second day of Tết, offering offerings and inviting the venerable deities to witness, asking protection for the family's work to go smoothly, fortune to increase, and peace throughout the year; recited before the deities' altar.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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Offerings and how the rite is done
Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Offering on the 2nd and 3rd days of Tết
Other texts for Offering on the 2nd and 3rd days of Tết
- Folk practice, Address to the ancestorsPrayer text for offering to ancestors on the 2nd day of Tết (offered indoors)
- Folk practice, At the altar of the God of Wealth and the Earth GodPrayer text for offering to Thần Tài on the 2nd day of Tết
- Folk practice, At the altar of the God of Wealth and the Earth GodPrayer text for Thần Tài on the 3rd day of Tết
- Folk practice, Address to the deitiesPrayer text for Ông Táo on the 3rd day of Tết
- BuddhistPrayer text for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of Tết (without sutra chanting)
More about Offering on the 2nd and 3rd days of Tết
Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.
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Sources
- Văn khấn mùng 2 Tết Bính Ngọ 2026 (baohatinh.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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