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Welcome to group Five-fruit tray on tet holiday What is Five-fruit tray? History of its? “Mam Ngu Qua” or FiveFruit Tray can not be short at Lunar New Year Festival Five - fruit - tray is an offer to the Earth and the Sky as a big thank for Vietnamese people It's also the offer to the family's ancestors who are worshiped on the altar In the Vu-lan-tub (Ullambana Sutra), which was given by the Buddha to Muc-Kien-Lien on how to save his mother from a hungry ghost life, it is mentioned to prepare a tray of five fruits in the form of "five-color fruit" to make offerings Monks, according to the Buddhist concept, the five-color fruit represents the five senses: faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom According to China’s legend, Luong Vu De who is from the Luong dynasty, was the first to celebrate the Yulanpen festival in 538 at Dong Thai pagoda From there, it became a part of Chinese culture The emperor celebrate this festival to pay tribute to the mother and ancestor Bishop During the Duong dynasty, the kings took the Yulan-Lan offering very seriously, the later dynasties continued and still exist in various forms in the Mahayana countries From the past to nowadays, the five-fruit tray of the New Year has a common meaning which is to show respect and to wish for good things in the new year However, the way of presenting five fruits on the Tet holiday of different regions is unlikely North Central South Five-fruit tray in the North Banana Pomelo Peach Persimmon Mandarin Five-fruit tray in the Central Dragon fruit Banana Watermelon Pineapple Mandarin Five-fruit tray in the South Banana Pomelo Peach Persimmon Durian How they decorate Fivefruit - tray? To ensure balance on the tray, one usually places the hand of bananas in the middle with the bananas pointing upright and the pomelo on the concave surface of the hand of bananas Then one puts the oranges, sapodilla plums, apples, etc in the gaps between the bananas and the pomelo The last little gaps are filled in with little kumquats to create a full, compact tray of fruits In colours, the fruit‑tray presents a harmonious combination of the different colours of fruits: dark green of banana, light yellow of pomelo, deep red of persimmon, reddish‑yellow of orange and kumquat, light green of apple, and dark brown of sapodilla plum To complete the picture, the fruit‑tray will be covered here and there with some small, fresh leaves of kumquat Medical value Banana, pomelo… are excellent sources of essential vitamins and minerals, and they are high in fiber Fruits also provide a wide range of health-boosting antioxidants, including flavonoids Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce a person's risk of developing heart disease, cancer, inflammation, and diabetes Meaning of five kinds of fruits in North Vietnam –> Banana symbolize for reunion –> Pomelo symbolize for security- good health and prosperity –> Peach symbolize for hope to the future –> Persimmon symbolize for richness –> Mandarin symbolizes for success Thank you for watching and listening