Prayer text for Ông Táo on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month (rhymed version, with a Hán Việt invocation)
Cúng ông Công ông Táo (Kitchen Gods' send-off, 23rd of the 12th lunar month). The 23rd of the twelfth lunar month; the offering time differs among the three regions.
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
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.
How it differs from the common version
This version differs from the original: it does not have the sentence "Con lạy chín phương Trời"; the petition part is in four-character verse ("Phỏng theo lệ cũ, Ngài là vị Chủ, Ngũ tự gia Thần"); after the prayer there is an additional Hán Việt invocation "Bái thỉnh cửu thiên đông trù, ti mệnh táo quân" ending with "Cấp cấp như luật lệnh".
The common version: Prayer text for the offering to Ông Công and Ông Táo (according to Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam)
Offerings and how the rite is done
Other texts for Cúng ông Công ông Táo (Kitchen Gods' send-off, 23rd of the 12th lunar month)
- Folk practicePrayer text for the offering to Ông Công and Ông Táo (according to Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam)
- Folk practiceOffering text for Ông Công and Ông Táo on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, "traditional Nôm version"
- BuddhistPrayer text for offering to Ông Công and Ông Táo, year-end ceremony, and tạ đất (without chanting sutras)
- Folk practicePrayer for releasing the Ông Táo carp
More about Cúng ông Công ông Táo (Kitchen Gods' send-off, 23rd of the 12th lunar month)
Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.
- GlossaryWhat is Ông Công Ông Táo?
- Festival customsÔng Công Ông Táo: The Kitchen Gods' Journey to Heaven on the 23rd of the 12th Lunar Month
- RegionsDifferences in the Kitchen Gods worship customs across three regions
- Tet and seasonal ritesHow to Prepare and Perform the Kitchen Gods' Offering on the 23rd of the Twelfth Lunar Month According to Customs of Three Regions
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Văn khấn Ông Táo ngày 23 tháng Chạp (vankhan.vn)
- Tổng hợp bài cúng ông Công ông Táo (docungtamlinh.com.vn, trang bán mâm cúng ở TP.HCM)
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