Prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa for the first day of the lunar month (Văn Hóa newspaper)
Daily offering to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God). Daily when opening the shop for business; the first day of the lunar month, the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the 10th of every month; the major ceremony is the vía Thần Tài (God of Wealth's feast day) on the 10th of the first lunar month
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God) recited on the first day of the lunar month, addressing Hoàng Thiên Hậu Thổ, Táo quân (Kitchen Gods), Thần Tài, Thổ Địa, Thổ Công (Earth God of the house) along with former and later house owners; the tín chủ (the person making the offering) presents incense, flowers, betel leaves and areca nuts and asks for blessings so that work goes smoothly, business prospers and the household is peaceful.
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
Pays respect to "Ngài Tài Bạch Thần Tài", "Ngài Bản cảnh Thổ Địa, Thổ Công" and "các Ngài Tiền chủ, Hậu chủ"; no line "Con lạy chín phương Trời"; the petitions are four bullet points; preprinted "ngày mùng 1 tháng 8".
The common version: Traditional prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa (according to Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam)
Offerings and how the rite is done
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- Folk practice, At the altar of the God of Wealth and the Earth GodPrayer text for offering to Thần Tài on the 2nd day of Tết
- Folk practice, At the altar of the God of Wealth and the Earth GodPrayer text for Thần Tài on the 3rd day of Tết
- Folk practicePrayer text to Thần Tài for the 1st, the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the 10th day
- Folk practiceTraditional prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa (according to Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam)
- Folk practicePrayer text to Thần Tài (Sino-Vietnamese text, with a translation of the meaning)
More about Daily offering to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God)
Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Bài văn khấn Thần Tài, Thổ Địa ngày mùng 1 tháng 8 âm lịch (baovanhoa.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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