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Prayer text for the nhập trạch (moving into a new house) ceremony for a new office

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text for nhập trạch (moving into a new house) of a new office, addressing the deities who govern the new place and asking to enter the new office and start work, praying for smooth work, favourable business and peace; recited during the offering ceremony for moving into the new office.

The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.

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Name, address and regional custom

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Offerings, steps and what is avoided for this riteDates, offerings by region and how the rite is done, on the Vietnamese customs page.

Other texts for Cúng nhập trạch (moving into a new home)

More about Cúng nhập trạch (moving into a new home)

Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.

The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.

Sources

  • Bài cúng nhập trạch về nhà mới, nhà thuê, văn phòng (vtcnews.vn)
  • Bài văn khấn cúng về văn phòng mới: Cách chuẩn bị lễ vật (docungtamlinh.com.vn)
  • Bài cúng, văn khấn Nhập Trạch cho văn phòng mới (noithattoz.com)
  • Văn khấn nhập trạch văn phòng mới cho chủ doanh nghiệp (vietnamarch.com.vn)

Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.

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