Sample prayer text for báo tang (announcing a death to the ancestors when someone in the household has passed away)

Tang lễ (funeral rites: common rites, announcing the death, placing the body in the coffin). From the time a family member passes away until burial; the same text is also used at the memorial ceremonies afterward

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

Culture and belief A record of custom.

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

Fill in before the rite

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Your regional custom

Showing the version used across Vietnam.

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Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Tang lễ (funeral rites: common rites, announcing the death, placing the body in the coffin)

Other texts for Tang lễ (funeral rites: common rites, announcing the death, placing the body in the coffin)

Collected text. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.

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

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