Bày Five-fruit tray on Tet holiday is one of the long-standing customs of Vietnamese people during the Lunar New Year. Do you understand the meaning of this custom yet? Together Long Phuong Porcelain Find out the meaning as well as the most beautiful way to display the five-fruit tray.
1. Origin and custom of presenting five-fruit tray on Tet
On the Vietnamese altar on Tet, it is indispensable fruit tray Beautiful to both express spiritual meaning and decorate the altar.
Five-fruit tray is a tray displaying 5 different types of fruit. These are offerings that show respect to ancestors, and at the same time express the homeowner's wish for a prosperous and lucky new year.
Regarding the origin of the custom of presenting a tray of five fruits, according to records in the Vu Lan Sutra, five fruits are five types of fruit that monks must cook or peel before eating.
- One is fruits with seeds: peaches, plums, apples...
- Second are fruits with skin: melons, pears,...
- Third, there are fruits with shells: coconuts, pecans, pomegranates...
- Four are fruits with rough skin: pine, cypress...
- Five are angular fruits: water chestnuts, beans, etc.
The above fruits were originally offered in the Vu Lan Pen Dharma Assembly. Later it was used to worship Buddha, then expanded to use in rituals and ceremonies. As time goes by, the meaning of the five-fruit tray gradually changes to suit diverse lives.
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2. What does it mean to display a tray of five fruits on Tet?
How to display a five-fruit tray on Tet holiday Each region has certain differences. However, no matter what, the display of a five-fruit tray represents the moral principle of "remembering the source when drinking water", paying respect to ancestors, decorating the altar, and praying for good things for the new year. .
Five-fruit tray on Tet holiday in the North
Northern people believe that the number 5 represents the Five Elements (metal - wood - water - fire - earth) and the Five Phuc (wealth - precious - longevity - khang - security).
The five elements correspond to 5 colors: metal - white, wood - blue, water - black, fire - red, earth - yellow. Therefore, the five-fruit tray on Tet holiday of northerners often includes: a bunch of green bananas (symbolizing the wood element), grapefruit or yellow Buddha's hand (symbolizing the earth element), persimmons or red peppers (symbolizing the earth element). fire element), white peach or pear (symbolizing the metal element), black grapes (symbolizing the water element). Homeowners can also replace it with other fruits as long as they have similar colors.
Five-fruit tray on Tet holiday in the Central region
With a rustic and sincere personality, people in the Central region are not picky about the number of fruits or the color of each type of fruit. They often use seasonal fruits, or pick whatever fruit is in the garden and display it. As long as the fruit is fresh, it's fine.
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Five-fruit tray on Southern Tet holiday
Southerners also do not pay much attention to the color of fruits. They pay attention to the names of fruits, so that when read incorrectly, they express their wishes for that year. The five-fruit tray of Southern people often includes: custard-apple, figs, coconut, papaya, mango, expressing the wish to "Pray for Sufficient Figs". They abstain from displaying bananas because it has the same sound as "chui" (fall down), abstain from displaying pears (pear), abstain from displaying oranges (resignation, resignation).
3. How to display a beautiful and meaningful five-fruit tray on Tet holiday
Nowadays, with the variety of fresh fruits on the market, people often display more than 5 types of fruit.
Display the most beautiful tray of five fruits on Tet holiday in the North
Prepare:
- Banana: represents togetherness, care for children and grandchildren, warmth and happiness.
- Papaya: shows fullness and prosperity.
- Grapefruit (buddha's hand, tangerine, orange soup): the yellow color of grapefruit represents wealth and prosperity.
- Coconut: close to the sound of "medium", meaning not lacking.
- Mango, grapes, eggs, red apple.
- Betel and areca.
How to display the five-fruit tray:
- A bunch of green bananas are placed on the bottom. Then place the grapefruit in the middle.
- Continue to display according to the rules, placing the large fruit at the bottom as a support, placing the small fruit on top. Then arrange small fruits around so that they are evenly round.
- Empty places on the bunch of bananas can be filled with kumquats and oranges to make them look beautiful.
- Grapes put on top. Finally, install the betel nut in the empty position to spread it evenly. So the five-fruit tray is complete.
How to display a tray of five fruits in the South
Prepare:
- The 5 main fruits include: custard apple, fig, coconut, papaya, mango.
- Also prepare: dragon fruit, pineapple, tangerine, grapefruit, plum, kumquat.
- Two red watermelons with the word "Phuc".
How to decorate the five-fruit tray:
- Prepare a large serving dish. Place the pineapple as a pillar. Arrange large fruits such as dragon fruit, coconut, papaya, and grapefruit below.
- Arrange on top of large fruits alternately medium-sized fruits such as mango, tangerine, and custard apple for balance.
- If the space is smaller, place the plums there. Smaller spaces will arrange the figs.
- Finally, alternate the pumpkins into the remaining empty spaces.
- Two watermelons labeled with the word "Phuc" will be placed balanced on both sides of the five-fruit tray and completed.
How to display a five-fruit tray in the Central region
Prepare:
- Tangerine, pear, apple, mango, star apple
- 1 watermelon
- 1 Buddha's hand
- Red pepper, kumquat
How to display five-fruit tray:
- Prepare 1 large plate. Arrange tangerines around the plate. Place the watermelon in the center.
- The space between watermelon and tangerine will be arranged around Buddha's hand, mango, pear, apple, and star fruit.
- The chili will be placed in small crevices and whipped in for balance, and it's done.
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4. Do's and don'ts when presenting a five-fruit tray on Tet
Nên:
- Depending on the region, choose the appropriate fruit. But you should choose fruits with many bright colors so that the five-fruit tray will be more beautiful when displayed.
- Choose fruits with many segments, many claws, many eyes, or many seeds to show prosperity and fullness.
- Choose fresh fruit. You should choose fruits that are mature, firm, not crushed or scratched, have green leaf stalks, and are not yet ripe so that they can be kept longer on the altar.
Should not:
- Do not use fake fruit to display the five-fruit tray.
- Do not choose overripe fruit as it will easily spoil, creating bad luck for the new year.
- Southerners will abstain from displaying fruits such as bananas, pears, oranges, etc. because they believe that these fruits have bad meanings for business.
- Do not use water to wash the fruit before displaying, as it can easily cause the fruit to wilt. Fruit with water stagnation will also easily spoil faster. You should only use a damp cloth to wipe off dust.
5. Revealing how to choose fruit to display beautifully on a five-fruit tray
Five-fruit tray on Tet holiday The main thing is to show respect to the ancestors, so you should choose according to your heart, you don't have to choose expensive fruits, but you shouldn't be too casual either.
During Tet, Vietnamese fruits are very diverse, so you can display more than 5 types of fruits, as long as you feel they are suitable for the meaning and customs of your locality.
You can choose the following fruits to display the five-fruit tray:
- Green banana: symbolizes reunion, care, and connection.
- Grapefruit: symbolizes happiness and prosperity.
- Buddha hand fruit: shaped like Buddha's hand, protects and protects the family.
- Tangerine/Kumquat: symbolizes great auspiciousness.
- Sung: symbolizes prosperity and fullness.
- Mango: incorrectly read as "spend", meaning enough to spend, not lacking.
- Coconut: incorrectly read as "moderate", meaning just enough, not needy in life.
- Custard apple: wish everything goes as expected.
- Grapes: symbolizes success, turns evil into sand, brings luck.
- Pink: symbolizes luck and prosperity.
- Pear: sweet taste symbolizes smoothness and convenience.
- Chicken egg: represents the fortune bestowed by God.
- Dragon fruit: symbolizes auspiciousness and prosperity.
6. Collection of beautiful images of five-fruit tray on Tet holiday
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