Lunar New Year, also known as Thuong Nguyen Tet, is the first full moon night of the year. In "Tam Nguyen" (three big full moon days), there are also Trung Nguyen Tet (full moon in July) and Lunar New Year (full moon in October).
According to the custom of worshiping the ancestors, in the full moon of January, families often make a decent worshiping ceremony, expressing their ancestors' filial piety. Besides, many people also go to the temple ceremony, praying for a peaceful year, according to the National Archives Center I.
On this occasion, you should not put fake fruits on the altar because this is considered disrespectful.
When choosing the fruit, you should choose the type of fresh, beautiful and eye -catching, avoiding excessive ripe fruit or there are old and broken signs. Homeowners should pay attention to lower the ceremony if they display fruits that are easily damaged such as strawberries, cherry, grapes ... should wash with water, dry each fruit when displayed on the altar.
According to local concepts, people in some places do not display fruits with sharp or heavy smell like jackfruit and durian.
The five fruits of the full moon worship in January should have 5 colors symbolizing the five blessings: wealth, elegance, long life, healthy and peaceful; Or according to the five elements: needle (white), carpentry (blue), water (black), fire (red), earth (yellow).
In the North, the five fruits often include: grapefruit, bananas (blue), orange, tangerines (yellow), apples, pink (red), pears, peaches (white), mangosteen, plums, grapes (color black)...
In the Central region, people are not too picky and pose, often choosing seasonal fruits such as Le, Pomegranate, Peach, Buddha, Apple, Hong, Tangerine, Thanh Long ...
In the South, the five fruits often include custard, coconut, papaya, mango, and figs with the implication of "Sung Sung (Tuc) just enough to use".
The Southern people also taboo some fruits such as bananas (implied failure), oranges (tangerines to bear resignation), pears (Le drag), apples ("bombs"), pomegranate (grenades) and no fruit durian.
