According to the 2026 annual calendar, the 1st day of the 7th lunar month falls on Thursday - August 13th solar calendar. On this day, Vietnamese families often hold ceremonies to worship family gods, ancestors, and sentient beings to pray for family health, peace, and luck.
In addition to preparing the offering tray, prayers are also an important part.
Below is the Earth God praying text - the gods and the ancestor praying text on the 1st day of the 7th lunar month according to the book Traditional Vietnamese Prayer (Cultural Information Publishing House):
Prayer to the Land Genie and the gods
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
I bow to the Nine Heavens, the Ten Directions of the Buddhas, the Buddhas of the Ten Directions.
I respectfully bow to the Emperor, the Later Earth, and all the Supreme Gods.
I respectfully bow to Lord Dong Than Quan
I respectfully bow to Lord Ban Gia Tho Dia Long Mach.
I respectfully bow to the Five Directions, Five Earths, and the Gods of Merit.
I respectfully bow to your predecessor, landlord, and God of Wealth.
I respectfully bow to the Gods who govern this area.
Our believers are... Living in...
Today is the day... month... year..., my trusted son sincerely prepares incense, flowers, offerings, and honey and tea, burning a fragrant incense stick to offer before the altar.
We sincerely respectfully invite Mr. Kim Nien, the current Governor of Thai Tue Chi Duc Ton Than, Mr. Ban Canh Thanh Hoang Chu Vi Dai Vuong, Mr. Dong Tru Tu Menh Tao Phu Than Quan, Mr. Ban Gia Tho Dia. Long Mach Ton Than, Mr. Ngu Phuong, Ngu Tho, Phuc Duc Chinh Than, the venerable gods who govern this area.
I humbly ask you to hear the invitation to pity and sympathize with the believer to descend before the court, witness your sincerity, enjoy offerings, and bless us, believers, for the whole family to have peace and prosperity, for everyone to be safe, fortune to increase, morality to expand, aspirations to respond, aspirations to fulfill their hearts.
We offer a sincere and humble offering, before the altar, respectfully offering, and bow to ask for blessings and protection.
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
ancestor prayer
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
I respectfully bow to the nine heavens, the ten directions of the Buddhas, the Buddhas of the ten directions. I respectfully bow to the Emperor, Heaven, Earth, and all the venerable gods.
I respectfully bow to Lord Ban Canh Thanh Hoang, Lord Ban Xu Tho Dia, Lord Ban Gia Tao Quan and all Venerable Gods. I respectfully bow to ancestors, Hien Khao, Hien Ty, all Huong Linh.
The homeowner (we) are... Living in...
Today is the day... month... year..., homeowners (we) thank Heaven and Earth, the ancestral island, all the venerable gods, sincerely prepare offerings, flowers, tea, incense, and light incense sticks to offer before the altar.
We respectfully invite Ban Canh Thanh Hoang Chu, the Great Kings, Mr. Ban Gia Tao Quan, Mr. Ban Xu Than Linh, Tho Dia, Tai Than, Ngu Phuong, Long Mac. Please descend before the altar, witness our sincerity, and enjoy the offerings.
The homeowner of the children sincerely invites the ancestors, examiners, and the ancestral spirits of both paternal and maternal families..., bow to pity their children and grandchildren, the sacred spirit appears, witnessing the sincerity, enjoying the offerings.
We, the homeowners, respectfully invite the Foreman and Later Masters who are staying in this house, to come to witness and receive the offerings together. We pray that the sacred ones will bless our families with peace, prosperity, smooth work, and all blessings as desired.
We offer sincerely, before the altar, respectfully, and bow to the gods to bless and protect us.
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
Nam mô a di Đà Phật!
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