Layout and meaning of five fruits tray in three regions

According to the traditional customs of the Vietnamese people, on the altar of every family, they present a tray of fruits and ancestors, praying for a year of luck and peace in the Lunar New Year to come.

The same is the stage but in culture in each of the North, Central and South, there are different types of fruits and decorations. Each kind of fruit has its own meaning. Therefore, we need to learn to understand the wishes of the owner.

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The meaning of five fruits tray

Five fruits tray is a fruit tray consisting of 5 different fruits with 5 different colors that symbolize the desire to be blessed: rich, luxurious, long, healthy and peaceful.

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Depending on the region with the fruits and specific culture, people choose different fruits to display five fruits tray.

Find out the meaning of some fruits in the tray of five fruits on Tet holiday to be able to select the types of fruits that are the wishes of each family.

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Meaning of fruits

Five fruits in the North

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The Northern people present the five fruits according to the Five Elements theory in Eastern culture: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, so the five fruits must be combined in 5 corresponding colors: white, blue, black, red, yellow.

No matter how much or how little, families often buy all kinds of fruits according to their meaning and arrangement.

Normally, five fruits in the North have 5 types of fruits: banana, pomelo, peach, tangerine, pink.

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Currently, the fruits are quite diverse and people are not too rigid "five fruits" so the five fruits are increasingly richer and can be increased into bowls, nuggets, fruits . But despite the display How many fruits are used, people still call it five fruits tray.

The way to decorate the traditional fruit tray is to spread the green pepper bananas at the bottom to support all other fruits. In the middle is a pomelo fruit, surrounded by other fruits displayed alternately.

Five fruits of Central Vietnam

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Central Vietnam is the region with the most severe climate, the country often suffers from typhoons and floods, and droughts, so the land is barren so there are few fruit trees. Therefore, the people of the Central region are not too fond of formality and meaning of the performance of the Lunar New Year holiday, usually there is nothing that is as long as it is fresh to become the heart of the ancestor.

The fruits usually found in the five fruits of Central Vietnam are: dragon fruit, banana, pineapple, coconut, custard apple, orange, watermelon, .

Five fruits of the South

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The fruits in the South are quite rich, people here often choose 5 types of fruits: custard, figs, coconut, papaya, mango to display five fruits tray with the desire to " Just need to be cheap ". In addition, the five fruit tray has a new base of 3 pineapples (pineapple) showing the stability, wishing the children to fill the house. In particular, on the altar in the families often add a pair of watermelon green shells, red heart symbolizes loyalty and virginity of the Southern people.

In the South, ordinary people abstain from showing some kind of fruit because the way the pronunciation of the name means is not as good as:

1. Bananas: pronounced like chicks express the danger, doing business does not float up.
2. Pears, apples: Pears, easy to break down, easy to fail.
3. Orange and mandarin: "mandarin tangerine".

Even though the tray of five fruits on the New Year in each region is decorated differently, but all are typical cultural features of Vietnamese people, they all show the respect towards the ancestors and wish to have a happy and happy new year. , luck and peace.

How to choose the types of fruits displayed on Tet holiday

1. Choose new ripe fruit to stay fresh and display for a long time.
2. Choose fruits that are firm, free from scratches, scratches, and stalks and leaves.
3. Do not wash the fruit, it will cause the fruit to wilt or spoil if there is water stagnant.

Here is how to choose some fresh fruits to display five fruits tray.

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