Thanh Minh New Year’s Worship – Vows for Thanh Minh New Year 2022

The Qingming Festival 2022 is on Tuesday, April 5 of the solar calendar, which is the 5th day of the third lunar month. On this day, descendants will go to graves to show respect to their ancestors.

In addition to preparing the offering ceremony tray, descendants need to prepare vows so that their ancestors can witness their sincerity and bless them. family peace.

A family’s offerings in Hanoi. Photo: VietNamNet

Prayers outside the grave

The following is an essay on vowing the sound of the long circuit according to the book of traditional vows by Venerable Thich Thanh Tam, Times Publishing House:

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times).

I bow to the heavens of the nine directions, the buddhas of the ten directions, the buddhas of the ten directions.

I bow to the emperor and queen of the earth, to all the gods.

I pay homage to the native gods that govern this region.

Today is: …

Our faithful are: (name of the person making the vow).

Live at: (address of the creditor’s house).

On the occasion of Thanh Minh New Year, the faithful and their children sincerely buy offerings, areca nut, betel nut, camellia flower, light incense to offer in front of the court, and respectfully invite the deity of Lai Lam Chieu Giam.

Our family has the tomb of: (father, grandfather or great-grandfather, three great, four great according to the role of the person under the grave compared to the believer), buried in this country, now want to repair and build.

Therefore, we would like to pay respects to the gods, the earth god, the earth government, the dragon vein, the pre-chushou, the post-Xuanyu, the left dragon, the right white tiger and the deities who rule in this area.

We invite the gods to come here to testify their sincerity, enjoy the offerings, and help the souls to rest in peace and escape.

Praying for your blessings, for our faithful family to be healthy and peaceful, four seasons without defects, eight periods to enjoy peace.

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times).

During the Qingming Festival, families also often make offerings to their ancestors at home. Readers can refer to a sample of the first vows as follows:

Today is the day…month…year…

Now, my name is… , age, born in commune… , district…. , province… with the whole family, bowing before the altar of the ancestors.

Welcome to the Duke of Tao Quan, you are welcome.

Silver offerings: Betel nut wine, water tea, gold incense, fruits and sincere offerings on the occasion of…

Inviting the souls of ancestors, cavalry, great-grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters to witness and enjoy the ceremony.

Thanh Anh (Synthetic)