Văn chánh tế lễ Thu tế làng Quy Lai

Tế lễ (communal rituals) of the villages of Thừa Thiên Huế. Xuân tế (Xuân tự, Kỳ an), Thu tế (Thu thường, Thu báo) in the seventh lunar month, Đông chí; lễ kỵ Thành hoàng, Khai canh on the date of each village

  • Huế
  • làng Quy Lai, Thừa Thiên Huế
  • Village communal-house rites
  • Sacrificial oration
  • Sino-Vietnamese reading

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

The main sacrificial oration in the Thu tế ceremony of Quy Lai village, offering gifts to the Thành hoàng, the founders who cleared and cultivated the land, the former worthies and the accompanying spirits, asking them to descend and receive the offerings and to bless the villagers.

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

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How it differs from the common version

The full text: the opening lists the date, the place name, the officiant and the assistant officiants, the line "Kiền phụng" presenting the offerings including a yellow ox, the list of deities worshipped and those worshipped in association; the body of the text opens "Viết cung duy: Tôn thần, dương dương tại thượng", and closes with "Cẩn cáo" without the line "Ngưỡng lại".

The common version: Văn chánh tế lễ Thu tế làng An Thành

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Tế lễ (communal rituals) of the villages of Thừa Thiên Huế

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Sources

  • Trích tuyển văn tế làng xã Thừa Thiên Huế, Phần thứ hai: Văn tế trong các lễ cúng theo mùa quanh năm. Chuyên đề của Tạp chí Nghiên cứu và Phát triển, số 7 (141), 2017 (vjol.info.vn)

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