Prayer text for moving house or major repairs

Lễ cúng sửa nhà, sửa bếp (ritual for repairing the house or kitchen). Before major repairs to the house, repairing or moving the kitchen; after the repairs are done there is a lễ tạ (thank-offering ritual)

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

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Sources

  • Văn khấn khi chuyển nhà hoặc sửa chữa lớn (vankhan.vn)
  • Mâm cúng, văn khấn sửa nhà (voh.com.vn)

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