Prayer text for the ancestors (on the occasion of the lễ tân gia)

Lễ tân gia (housewarming ceremony). After the nhập trạch (moving into a new house) ceremony, once the family has moved into the new house

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • Address to the ancestors

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Ancestor prayer in the tân gia (housewarming) ceremony, reporting to the inner and outer ancestors that the family has built a new house, set up the incense altar and held the celebration, asking them to witness and protect. It is read before the ancestor altar in the ancestor-invocation part.

The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.

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Sources

  • Văn cúng gia tiên nhân lễ cúng Tân gia (vankhan.vn)

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

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