Fruits that should not be displayed on the five-fruit tray
The fruit has a spicy, bitter taste
When displaying the five-fruit tray, absolutely avoid the spicy and bitter fruits above will not enjoy the offering. At the same time, those fruits do not mean good luck.
The fruit has a strange, strange shape
The fruits that are distorted and have many scars, thorns, wilted, broken fruits, … are the fruits that will bring bad energy and should not be displayed in the five-fruit tray on Tet. At the same time, these fruits also show the disrespect of descendants to their ancestors.
Fake fruit
The display of fake plastic fruits on the altar is a taboo in worship. Because they have no vitality, making the ancestral altar not sacred and solemn, the display of fake fruit does not bring good luck to the owner.
The fruit has a strong smell
The fruits displayed on the five-fruit tray on Tet holiday should not choose fruits with too strong an unpleasant smell. She worships as a pure place, it is necessary to choose fruits with a gentle, faint fragrance to show respect to Buddha gods and ancestors.
Overripe fruit
Leaving ripe fruit on the altar will not keep it for a long time, when the fruit is too ripe, it will cause water to flow, attracting insects to pollute the place of worship. It is very important to preserve the vitality of the altar during the New Year holidays. Choose fruits with moderate ripeness that can be stored for a long time.
The fruit grows close to the ground
Some fruits that grow close to the ground or are related to vegetables such as tomatoes are rarely chosen to arrange the incense burning ceremony.
Note when presenting the five-fruit tray
Do not display the five-fruit tray too early
The best time to display the five-fruit tray is on the morning of the 30th of the New Year, if you display it early, the fruits will ripen early, on the 1st of the New Year, the children will not be fresh and will not be able to cook for a long time during the New Year.
Do not display wet fruit
Leaving fruit without drying water will easily cause rotten, damaged fruit, rotten fruit is a taboo in the new year.
Choose fresh fruits, not rotten
We should dotted the crevices on the bananas with kumquats, when placing the fruits, they should be arranged so that they can stand firmly, do not fall. Breaking up in the new year is taboo, not good.
Bananas should choose green ones
For bananas, homeowners should choose fresh bunches, green, old, evenly sized, slightly curved fruit, depending on the tray, you can choose from two to three bunches. Bananas are placed at the bottom, then other fruits are displayed on top to support other fruits like the ancestors’ blessings.