The first day of the Lunar New Year 2025 falls on January 29, 2025. This is the first day of the new year, and also the most important time of the New Year according to Vietnamese customs and culture.
On this day, each family often prepares offerings to their grandparents, ancestors, Gods, and the Land God to pray for a lucky year and success in everything.
Besides the offering tray, the prayer on the first day of Tet is also very important and cannot be careless.
Homeowners can refer to the prayer on the first day of Tet At Ty according to the book "Traditional Vietnamese Prayers" - Culture and Information Publishing House.
Prayer on the first day of Tet to worship ancestors:
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
I bow to the nine directions of Heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, the ten directions of Buddhas. I respectfully bow to the Emperor of Heaven, the Mother of Earth, and all the deities.
I respectfully bow to you, the local tutelary god, the local earth god, the local kitchen god and all the deities.
I respectfully bow to my ancestors, father, mother, and all the spirits (if my parents are still alive, replace them with father, mother).
We, the believers, are… residing at…
Today is January 1st, year of the Snake.
I, the believer, thanks to the grace of Heaven and Earth, the gods, and ancestors, sincerely prepare offerings, incense, flowers, tea, and fruit, light a stick of incense and offer it before the altar.
We respectfully invite: Local tutelary gods, local land gods, local kitchen gods, five directions, dragon veins, and god of wealth.
We humbly ask you to come down before the altar, witness our sincerity, and enjoy the offerings. We respectfully invite our ancestors, paternal and maternal ancestors, and the spirits of our paternal and maternal ancestors... to have mercy on our descendants, and appear in spirit, witness our sincerity, and enjoy the offerings.
I respectfully invite the previous and current owners of this house to come to the altar and enjoy the offering, and bless our family with good health, peace, prosperity, and family harmony.
We respectfully bow before the altar and ask for your protection and blessing.
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Prayer on the first day of Tet to worship Gods and the Land God:
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
I respectfully bow to the nine directions of Heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, the ten directions of Buddhas. I respectfully bow to the Emperor of Heaven, the Earth God, and the deities. I respectfully bow to the Eastern God. I respectfully bow to the local land god, the Dragon Vein. I respectfully bow to the Five Soils, Five Directions, and Gods of Fortune and Virtue. I respectfully bow to the Front and Back Gods, the Land Gods, and the Gods of Wealth. I respectfully bow to the deities who govern this area.
We, the believers, are… residing at…
Today is January 1st, year of the Metal Snake. I sincerely prepare incense, flowers, honeysuckle, tea, fruit, and burn fragrant incense sticks to offer before the altar.
We respectfully invite the current year's ruling Tai Tue Chi Duc Ton Than, the local Thanh Hoang and the Great Kings, the local Tho Dia, Long Mach Ton Than, the Ngu Tho, Ngu Phuong, Dong Tru Tu Menh, Tao Phu Than Quan, Phuc Duc Chinh Than, and the Ton Than who are ruling in this area.
I bow and ask you to hear my invitation, have mercy on the homeowner, come down before the altar, witness my sincerity, accept the offerings, bless and protect my entire family, so that my work will be smooth and successful, everyone will be safe, wealth will increase, all wishes will be granted, all requests will be answered, and my heart and mind will be open.
We offer this humble offering with all our hearts before the altar, bowing and asking for your protection and blessing.
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
