Prayer text for the full moon of the first lunar month (Tết Nguyên tiêu)
Cúng rằm tháng Giêng (offering on the full moon of the first lunar month). On the full moon of the first lunar month of the lunar calendar; the offering to ancestors is usually made at the giờ Ngọ (noon hour)
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text for the full moon of the first lunar month at Tết Nguyên tiêu, in which the tín chủ (the person making the offering) presents offerings before the altar and invites the Thành hoàng (village tutelary deity), Thổ Địa (Earth God), Táo quân (Kitchen Gods), Thần Tài (God of Wealth), ancestors on both sides, and the former and later owners of the house to witness and bless the family with all things well, no misfortune in the four seasons, and peace in the eight festivals.
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
Other texts for Cúng rằm tháng Giêng (offering on the full moon of the first lunar month)
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More about Cúng rằm tháng Giêng (offering on the full moon of the first lunar month)
Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.
- Festival customsRằm Tháng Giêng (Tết Nguyên Tiêu): The First Full Moon and Temple-Going Traditions
- Festival customsHow to Arrange the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month Offering Tray for the Family: What to Offer, How Many Trays, How to Place Them
- Tet and seasonal ritesFull Moon of the First Lunar Month - Tet Nguyen Tieu: Why It Is Considered the Most Significant Full Moon of the Year and What to Prepare for the Offering Tray
- Tet and seasonal ritesLantern Festival of the Chinese Community in Cho Lon and the Belief in Thien Hau
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Sources
- Văn khấn cúng rằm tháng giêng năm 2026 chuẩn nhất (phatgiao.org.vn)
- Văn khấn Lễ Nguyên tiêu (vankhan.vn)
- Văn khấn Rằm tháng Giêng 2024 (hoatieu.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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