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Reverent offering to thank the land of the new house after building (prayer text for the thank-offering after repairing the house)

Lễ cúng sửa nhà, sửa bếp (ritual for repairing the house or kitchen). Before major repairs to the house, repairing or moving the kitchen; after the repairs are done there is a lễ tạ (thank-offering ritual)

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • Closing thanks and burning of votive paper
  • Verse text

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

A verse prayer text in the thank-offering and burning of votive paper after building or repairing a house: it respectfully presents a petition to the Buddhas, Saints, and Deities of Vietnam and to the Quan Thần and Thổ Công, asking to restore the land's veins, to stabilize the house so that the new home is peaceful, and to pray for blessings, wealth, longevity, and safety for the descendants.

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.

KÍNH LỄ TẠ ĐẤT NHÀ MỚI SAU KHI LÀM NHÀ

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Sources

  • Mâm cúng, văn khấn sửa nhà (voh.com.vn)

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

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