Daily prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa

Daily offering to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God). Daily when opening the shop for business; the first day of the lunar month, the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the 10th of every month; the major ceremony is the vía Thần Tài (God of Wealth's feast day) on the 10th of the first lunar month

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

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Không kính lạy Táo phủ Thần quân, Ngũ phương Ngũ thổ; thêm "ngài Thổ Địa, Thổ Công cai quản trong khu vực này"; lễ vật chỉ "hương hoa, lễ vật, nước sạch", không kim ngân; cầu cho nơi ở, nơi làm việc yên ổn.

The common version: Traditional prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa (according to Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam)

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