When is the Rằm Tháng Chạp festival in 2024 on the Gregorian calendar?
Tháng Chạp, also known as the 12th month of the lunar calendar, marks the end of the Lunar year and is often referred to as the “purging month”. During this period, the activities of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year become important.
According to folklore, the Rằm Tháng Chạp festival is the time when the moon and the sun are closest to each other, shining light into the souls of people, helping them become enlightened and purify their minds. This enlightenment is believed to help get rid of the darkness within the soul.
Rằm Tháng Chạp in 2024 (which is the 15th day of the 12th lunar month in the Year of Quý Mão) will fall on Thursday, January 25, 2024 on the Gregorian calendar.
For the Rằm Tháng Chạp festival in 2024, Feng Shui experts recommend starting the rituals on the 14th or 15th day of the lunar month. Many families often organize the rituals on both of these days.
The appropriate time to perform the rituals is usually in the evening of the 14th lunar day and the morning of the 15th lunar day. Note that it is advisable to avoid conducting the rituals too late at night, so it’s better to perform them before it gets dark to ensure the spiritual and sacred atmosphere of the ceremony.
What are the items needed for the Rằm Tháng Chạp rituals in 2024? To simplify the ceremony, the key is to express the sincere heart of the host. Below are the items you need to prepare:
Vegetarian ritual items:
– Incense
– Fruits
– Betel leaves and betel nuts
– Clean water
– Candles/oil lamps
– Gold coins
Salty ritual items:
– Sticky rice or square sticky rice cake
– Sausage/pork pate
– Other salty dishes and alcohol
Rằm Tháng Chạp 2024 worshiping incantation with the Earth God and other deities – Nam mô A Di Đà Phật! (chant 3 times and then bow 3 times)
– I respectfully bow to the nine directions of Heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, and the Buddhas in ten directions.
– I respectfully bow to the Heavenly King, the Earth Gods, and other deities.
– I respectfully bow to the Eastern deity.
– I respectfully bow to the domestic Earth deity.
– I respectfully bow to the Five Directions, the Five Elements, and the Meritorious Gods.
– I respectfully bow to the Earth’s rear guardian deity of wealth.
– I respectfully bow to the deities who govern this area.
– I am a faithful child: …
– Residing at: …
Today, on the … day of the … month, …, I encounter the Rằm Tháng Chạp festival. I, as a faithful child, sincerely prepare incense, flowers, tea, fruits, gold/silver, and light fragrant incense to offer before the altar. I sincerely invite: the Heavenly Lord who governs the Supreme Emperor, the Earthly God of the Main Estate, the Southeastern Division Director, the Domestic Earth Gods, the Five Directions, the Five Elements, the Meritorious and Righteous Gods, and the deities who govern this area.
With due respect, I invite the ancestral gods, the apparitional gods, the spirits and the Hương linh (if the parents are alive, replace with ancestral gods and spirits of the family).
I am a faithful child whose name is: …
Residing at: …
Today is the … day of the … month, …, encountering the Rằm Tháng Chạp festival. I, as a faithful child, sincerely prepare offerings, incense, flowers, tea, fruits, silver/gold, and light fragrant incense to offer before the altar. I respectfully invite the esteemed Heavenly King, the Earthly God of the Main Estate, the Divine Earthly God, the Hương linh and the divine ancestors (if parents are alive, replace with esteemed relatives).
– My name is a faithful child whose name is: …
– Residing at: …
Today is the … day of the … month, …, encountering the Rằm Tháng Chạp festival. I, as a faithful child, sincerely prepare offerings, incense, flowers, tea, fruits, silver/gold, and light fragrant incense to offer before the altar. I respectfully invite: the esteemed Divine Earthly God, the Main Estate Guardian Deity, the Bản gia Táo quân, the Five Directions, the Dragon Vein, the Wealth God, to bow and grace the altar, bearing witness to my sincere heart and accepting the offerings.
I respectfully invite the appointed ancestors, Hương linh, to return to partake in the offerings and bear witness to my sincere heart.
I, as a faithful child, respectfully invite the respected Heavenly Lord, the Earthly God of the Main Estate, the Divine Earth God, the Bản gia Táo quân, the Five Directions, the Dragon Vein and the Wealth God, to grace the altar, bearing witness to my sincere heart, accepting the offerings.
I humbly offer the silver/gold incense, bowing before the altar, sincerely asking for your protection and support.
Nam mô A Di Đà Phật! (chant 3 times and then bow 3 times).
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