Blessing

==Other uses==
[[File:US Navy 070403-N-6674H-069 Kuhu Kaleo Patterson performs a traditional Hawaiian blessing as Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) Rear Adm. T. G. Alexander use Hawaiian o-o sticks during a military housing groundbreaking ceremon.jpg|thumb|right|260px|A traditional Hawaiian blessing during a [[groundbreaking]] ceremony]]
''Blessing'' is also a term used for marriage in the [[Unification Church]], ''see:'' [[Blessing Ceremony of the Unification Church]].

Clergy will normally receive a blessing from their ecclesiastical superiors to begin their ministry. In the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] pious laymen would go to a [[starets]] ([[Elder (Christianity)|elder]]) to receive his or her blessing before embarking upon any important work or making a major decision in their life. In [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], a member may receive a special blessing, known as a [[patriarchal blessing]], as guidance.

In the U.S., there are sometimes ritual ceremonies to bless companion animals.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Ritual blessings with companion animals|journal = Journal of Business Research|date = 2008-05-01|pages = 534–541|volume = 61|series = Animal Companions, Consumption Experiences, and the Marketing of Pets: Transcending Boundaries in the Animal-Human Distinction|issue = 5|doi = 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.07.026|first = Susan L.|last = Holak}}</ref>

In [[Hawaii]] anything new (a new building, a new stretch of road to be opened, a new garden) receives a blessing by a Hawaiian practitioner (or [[Kahuna]]) in a public ceremony (involving also the unwinding of e.g. a [[maile]] [[lei (Hawaii)|lei]]).{{citation needed|date= December 2017}}

In [[Spanish language|Spanish]], there is a blessing which can be used as a tender [[wikt:farewell|farewell]], especially from a parent: {{Lang|es|Vaya con Dios}} ('Go with God'), also [[wikt:adiós|''Adiós'']] ({{Lang|es|A Dios}}, 'to God'), similar to the [[French language|French]] {{Lang|fr|Adieu}}.

In the [[Kyrgyz people]]'s tradition, the blessing ({{Lang|ky-latn|bata}} or {{Lang|ky-latn|ak bata}}, 'the right blessing' or 'white blessing') might be a good wish to somebody by the oldest person or the person with the best reputation before the travel or launch of some activity of the person who seeks such a blessing and moral support. The procedure might be from the pre-Islamic local nomadic traditions with deep family values.  Sometimes, older {{Not a typo|person(s)}} might give a negative blessing (so-called {{Lang|ky-latn|teskeri bata}} – 'the opposite blessing' or 'the black blessing').<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.azattyk.org/a/kyrgyz_term_study_forum_soz_taanuu_sherinesi/2303052.html|title=Сөз таануу|website=Азаттык Υналгысы|date=27 June 2020 }}</ref>

In commercial interactions, a seller's good words about the product, such as "I hope you enjoy it," could be considered to be blessings.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Schindler|first1=Robert M.|last2=Sen|first2=Sandipan S.|last3=Wiles|first3=Judy A.|date=2022-01-02|title="Enjoy!" The Effects of Service Blessings on the Customer|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/15332969.2021.1992561|journal=Services Marketing Quarterly|volume=43|issue=1|pages=110–128|doi=10.1080/15332969.2021.1992561|s2cid=240267919 |issn=1533-2969}}</ref>