Prayer text for the full moon of the twelfth lunar month offered to ancestors
Cúng rằm tháng Chạp (full moon of the twelfth lunar month offering). The 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, can be offered from the 14th day
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
- Address to the ancestors
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text to the ancestors in the full moon of the twelfth lunar month offering, after the deities have been invoked; the tín chủ (the person making the offering) presents incense, flowers, tea and fruit and respectfully invites the ancestors and the spirits of both the paternal and maternal lines to witness, receive the offerings and bless the family with harmony, health and prosperity in work.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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How it differs from the common version
Same form as the ancestor prayer text for the first day and the fifteenth day of the lunar month; the date line reads "gặp tiết rằm tháng Chạp năm ...".
The common version: Prayer text to the ancestors on the first day of every lunar month
Offerings and how the rite is done
Other texts for Cúng rằm tháng Chạp (full moon of the twelfth lunar month offering)
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Văn khấn cúng rằm tháng Chạp (vtcnews.vn)
- Văn khấn rằm tháng Chạp, mâm cúng và những điều kiêng kỵ (voh.com.vn)
- Văn khấn Rằm tháng Chạp (hoatieu.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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