Opening prayer for a new shop or company (version of báo Thế giới và Việt Nam)
Lễ khai trương (opening ceremony). The day of opening a new shop, company, or workshop; the day of reopening for business after Tết
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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How it differs from the common version
Same sequence as the template text but reworded: "Chúng con xin cúi kính lạy chín phương Trời"; adds the hour, minute and the position of the person praying; the business sentence reads "Nay chúng con thành tâm muốn khai trương để khởi đầu việc kinh doanh".
The common version: Prayer text for the opening of a shop
Offerings and how the rite is done
Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ khai trương (opening ceremony)
Other texts for Lễ khai trương (opening ceremony)
- Folk practicePrayer text for the opening of a shop
- Folk practicePrayer text for the opening of a shop (tuvi.vn version)
- Folk practiceSimple opening prayer for small trade
- Folk practicePrayer text for opening a shop or arranging goods, starting a workshop (outdoor altar, offering to the Hành khiển deity)
- BuddhistPrayer text for the opening at the start of the year (Buddhist version, Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation)
- Folk practicePrayer text for khai xuân, prayer text for the first shop opening of the year
More about Lễ khai trương (opening ceremony)
Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.
- Tet and seasonal ritesChoosing an opening day for the Đinh Mùi 2027 Lunar New Year: where the custom comes from and what people weigh up
- Folk taboosFolk taboos when opening a business: What you need to know
- Date and hour selectionChoosing Year-End Dates: Year-End Gathering, Altar Cleaning, Debt Repayment, and New Year Opening
- Life-cycle ritesHow to perform a proper opening ceremony offering for shops and companies
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Sources
- Văn khấn khai trương (baoquocte.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
More prayer textsDeath anniversaries, Tết, the home, business, life-cycle rites and regional rites.Open