Sample prayer text for welcoming Ông Táo back home (the 30th of Tết, at giao thừa)

Rước ông Táo (ceremony to welcome back the Kitchen Gods). The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month (the 29th in a short month), many places do it at giao thừa (New Year's Eve); some sources record that the central and southern regions welcome them back on the 7th day of the first lunar month

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

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What this prayer says

Prayer text read at giao thừa (New Year's Eve) on the 30th day of Tết to welcome Ông Táo back home, paying respects to the Buddhas, deities, the Hành khiển lords, Thành hoàng (village tutelary deity), Thổ Địa (Earth God), Táo quân (Kitchen Gods) and asking them to descend and witness the offerings, and to bless the tín chủ (the person making the offering) with a peaceful new year and a prosperous household.

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Sources

  • Văn khấn, cách cúng rước ông Táo về nhà vào 30 Tết (voh.com.vn, Đài Tiếng nói nhân dân TP. Hồ Chí Minh)
  • Bài khấn rước ông Táo về nhà ngày Tết 2026 (hoatieu.vn)
  • Bài cúng rước ông Táo về nhà ngày Tết (docungtamlinh.com.vn)

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