The most standard Thanh Minh New Year’s vows outside the grave in 2022

The meaning of Thanh Minh New Year’s Day

Weather was used in making calendars of ancient Eastern civilizations, including Vietnam. The weather calendar has just been associated with the moon phase, year and weather. The weather calendar is also applied to agriculture to facilitate farming according to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Grave-visiting festival is the fifth of the 24 qi periods of a year. Tiet Thanh Minh arrived 45 days after Lap Xuan day. When the Spring Equinox period ends, the dusty and humid rains of spring have ended.

The sky is bright, it becomes clear, it is in the cool wind, it is time for Thanh Minh period. The Qingming Festival in 2022 begins on April 5 of the solar calendar, which is the 5th day of the third lunar month.

In the cultural concept of Vietnamese people, the Thanh Minh period is also an opportunity for descendants to show respect to their ancestors and roots. Thanh Minh day in every year falls in the third lunar month. Many places also call it Thanh Minh New Year. Thanh Minh holiday in 2022 falls on the 5th day of the third lunar month, which is the 5th day of the fourth lunar month.

For many Vietnamese families, Thanh Minh holiday is also an opportunity for family members to return to their families to visit the grave, gather together on a tray with the family to remember their ancestors. In addition to offering incense and making offerings at the altar in the house, families also carry out the custom of digging graves.

In the past, grandparents chose the first day of the Thanh Minh period to go to the grave, mow the lawn, clean, and repair the grave. At this time, the weather turns warmer, the sky is clear, suitable for doing renovation work.

Shopping for Thanh Minh New Year offerings outside the grave

A few days before the Thanh Minh festival, homeowners need to prepare offerings to make offerings outside the grave to be neat and attentive. Offerings do not need to be ostentatious or grand, but only need to ensure basic offerings such as:

– Five-color paper, money paper, candles, temples, incense, paper clothes, …

– All kinds of fresh fruit, cake, betel nut, water wine

– Offerings should be vegetarian offerings. Many families who choose to offer salty food can choose boiled chicken, or lean pork rolls. It also depends on the culture of many localities whether to worship the trio or not.

Before that, the worshiping tray at home also needs to be prepared.

Vows of Thanh Minh New Year

New Year’s vows outside the grave

Thanh Minh New Year’s vows sound the earth covered outside the grave

I bow to the heavens of the nine directions, the Buddhas of the ten directions, and the buddhas of the ten directions

I respectfully bow to the Emperor of Heaven and Earth, to all the Sun Gods

I pay homage to the Indigenous Gods who govern this area.

Today is…

Trustee (We) is….

On the occasion of Thanh Minh, we sincerely prepare,

Offering homage to betel nut, betel nut,

The scent of camellia flowers, burning incense sticks,

Welcoming all the gods and goddesses of the future.

Our family of believers has the grave of…

Buried in this country, now want to dig the grave, repair and clean

We would like to pay respects to the Gods, the Earth Duke, and the Dragon Vein

Together with the deities governing in this area.

Witness the sincerity, enjoy the gifts, and let the spirits rest in peace.

Praying for your blessings and protection for our faithful family to be safe and sound,

Four seasons without afflictions, eight periods enjoy peace.

After praying to the deities, family members can visit the family graves, burn incense, and recite prayers. If you don’t know it, you can write it down on paper and then convert it to gold coins.

Prayer to the dead outside the grave

Thanh Minh New Year’s vows are left undead outside the grave

I bow to the heavens of the nine directions, the Buddhas of the ten directions, and the buddhas of the ten directions

I respectfully bow to the spirit…. (name and role of the deceased spirit)

Today day…..

We are…. Residing at….

On the occasion of Thanh Minh, the weather is cool and windy

Thank you very much, the hammock is as good as the sky and the sea

The meaning of birth is never forgotten

Think of deep grace and virtue

We and the whole family

Feeling sad thinking about the sound of a deserted place

We sincerely shop

Areca nut, betel nut, camellia flower flavor,

Light incense sticks, make offerings in front of the grave

Welcoming the spirit of the future to donate.

We ask for permission to repair and clean

Make it thick, strong, clean and beautiful

Thanks to God’s blessing,

Team of God to protect the earth

Feeling the spirit in the negative part

Get super yang sound

Descendants of the clan….

Please accumulate virtue and benevolence, do good deeds

Let this blessing go to the Ancestors

Pray for the vicarious spirit, enjoy the offerings

Blessing, protecting grandchildren

Bringing wealth, good things bring, bad things drive away

May the family be at peace and enjoy the blessings of heaven

Young and old, safe and sound

We bow sincerely, bowing to witness

Careful restoration.

After completing the vows, at the end of the week of incense, they go to give thanks, turn to gold, ask for luck, and return home with the members to celebrate the house god and family at home.

(Contemplative information)

According to the Law and readers