Prayer for fortune in trade (template 3: praying to the deities and the ancestors)

Lễ cầu tài, cầu lộc (ceremony to pray for wealth and fortune). Đầu năm; mùng một, ngày rằm; mùa vía Bà Chúa Xứ ở An Giang

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • Address to the ancestors

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Praying before the ancestors' altar: bowing to Hoàng Thiên Hậu Thổ, the quan Hành khiển, the Thành hoàng, then the council of ancestors, the bà cô ông mãnh, the former owners; asking the ancestors to lead and show the way for the business.

The common version: Prayer text for peace and safety (for wealth and good fortune) at the Tam Bảo altar

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Sources

  • Top 5 bài khấn xin lộc buôn bán dễ nhớ và chuẩn nhất (voh.com.vn)

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