Prayer text to the deities for the nhập trạch (moving into a new house) rite

Cúng nhập trạch (moving into a new home). The day of moving into the new house, usually a day and hour are chosen

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

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text to the deities in the nhập trạch (moving into a new house) ceremony, in which the tín chủ (the person making the offering) presents offerings and petitions the deities governing the new dwelling to let the family enter the new house, set up an incense bowl for worship, and welcome the ancestral spirits to be venerated there; recited when praying to the deities first, after moving into the new house.

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 Cúng nhập trạch (moving into a new home)

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Sources

  • Văn khấn lễ nhập trạch (vankhan.vn)
  • Hướng dẫn cúng về nhà mới (docungtamlinh.com.vn)

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

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