Hello friends! Isn't it filled with Tet air outside? Tet always brings each of us a happy feeling. Everyone is eager to buy Tet, make new clothes, decorate their homes to celebrate the new year. The whole family gathered together to pack banh chung, make Tet food, stay up all night to welcome New Year's Eve. Joy spread to the whole scene, covering the space. Do you know what's missing on Tet? That is the five-fruit tray on the family altar of each family.
The tray is an ancient cultural tradition, extremely nice. As the name suggests, each tray usually includes five fruits (some families can display more). Depending on the perception of each person or each region, choose the right fruit. According to the concept of the five elements, people choose fruits such as green banana, grapefruit, buddha, peach, sapodilla, tangerine, papaya, egg. The banana bunch will be placed at the bottom to form an arc, in the middle will be a fragrant yellow grapefruit or a buddha. In the middle of the distance of a banana, tangerines are placed in it, the rest will be placed next to the grapefruit or the Buddha so that the tray has five fruits or an odd number. The five-fruit tray should be decorated so that its color is beautiful, bright, but equally harmonious, symbolizing the harmony of the five elements, heaven and earth, for a peaceful and lucky new year.
On New Year's Day, on the altar of the ancestors, a tray of five fruits and delicious banh chung, traditional dishes blend into the bustling atmosphere of Tet holiday, bustle in the bustle of spring fireworks, solemnly in Incense smoke of incense. The display tray is not just for beauty, it is a beauty with great significance that few people know. It is the best wishes to everyone. Each fruit is a symbol of good things. The green bananas represent the whole family getting together, gathered together, being protected. Buddha's hand means that Buddha's hand will protect his family from thunderstorms. Grapefruit represents a desire for peace, warmth and satiety. Oranges and tangerines are success in life. Dao shows an increase. Apples are rich and rich; Happiness is prosperity, health, and money. Papaya symbolizes completeness, prosperity ... Each fruit has its own meaning. Even choosing the number of fruits in the tray to be an odd number is also a wish for opportunities to develop and flourish. A platter of five fruits on the altar every Tet holiday brings a dark and beautiful meaning to every family, right?
Surely any of us do not know the great significance of the Tet holiday tray. But the traditional beauties such as displaying a five-fruit tray every Tet occasion are gradually disappearing over time. Try to preserve the traditions of your nation!
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