What is a beautiful and meaningful fruit tray?

(Baonghean.vn) - During Tet, almost every family has a tray of five fruits to worship their ancestors. Five types of fruit, each with its own meaning, shape and color, combine to create a beautiful picture according to the homeowner's wishes for the new year.

The meaning of the five-fruit tray on Tet holiday

The traditional Tet fruit tray consists of five types of fruit symbolizing the five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water, which are believed to make up the universe. They also represent the morality of remembering one's roots and respect for one's ancestors.

Fruit tray. Photo: Internet.

In addition, the five fruits are also considered a symbol of the achievements after a year of hard work of farmers. The products are the crystallization of the sweat and effort of the working people through the harvest seasons. So that when the spring comes with warm sunshine, choose a good occasion to respectfully offer them to grandparents and ancestors.

Five is the number of fruits on the tray symbolizing life, according to the ancient concept that the five elements correspond to human destiny. In addition, the number 5 is an odd number symbolizing development, growth, and flourishing.

Choose fruit as desired

* By color:The number 5 represents the Vietnamese people's wish to achieve the five blessings: wealth, nobility, longevity, health, and peace. The 5 different colors of the 5 types of fruit represent the meaning of the source of wealth from all directions brought to honor the Ancestors:

*Blue symbolizes the East,

*Yellow symbolizes the Middle East,

*Red symbolizes the South,

* White symbolizes the West,

*The darker color represents the North.

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* By name:

·Banana: Symbolizes children and grandchildren gathering together, being warm, receiving luck, protecting and sheltering.

·Buddha's hand: Buddha's hand protects the whole family.

·Grapefruit: Wish for peace and prosperity.

·Pear or melon: Symbolizes success and advancement.

·Orange, tangerine: Symbolizes success.

·Pear: Sweet taste, meaning everything goes smoothly.

·Pomegranate: Many seeds, symbolizing many children and grandchildren.

·Dig: Shows advancement.

·Apple: Wealthy, wealthy.

·Dragon fruit:Dragon and clouds converge, representing prosperity and wealth.

·Watermelon: Round, cool, promising sweetness and luck.

·Chicken egg: God's gift.

·Fig: Associated with symbols of abundance, health and money.

·Papaya: Prosperous, full.

·Mango(pronounced like “spend”): Wishing for no shortage of spending.

Some notes when displaying the five-fruit tray on Tet holiday

- Do not wash the fruit: Washing will cause the fruit to wilt or rot sooner if there is water in the water. Just use a damp paper towel to wipe the fruit clean. For grapefruit and Buddha's hand, you can use clean water mixed with a little alcohol to wipe the fruit to make it fragrant.

- Do not choose ripe fruit: You should choose old but not too ripe fruit. The banana must be green to be hard enough to support the other fruits and also ensure the color meaning according to the Five Elements.

Nowadays, due to the abundance of fruits, many types of children want to show their filial piety to their grandparents and ancestors, and at the same time show their aesthetic presentation, so the five-fruit tray is becoming more and more diverse. People are no longer rigidly bound by 5 fruits, but can display up to 7, 9 or even more, but it is still an odd number. And even if there are more, people still call it a five-fruit tray. The quantity on the five-fruit tray only counts the type, not the fruit.

Some pictures of Tet fruit tray decoration

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Photo: Internet

Photo: Internet

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Photo: Internet

Photo: Internet

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