Decorating and arranging flowers for the altar on Tet holiday is an indispensable part of Vietnamese culture, especially in the spiritual life of worshiping ancestors and saints. Beautifully arranged flower vases not only beautify the house but also bring a spring atmosphere to the house. However, not everyone knows which flowers to choose and how to arrange them on the family altar to bring luck and fortune all year round. Follow the following article of Pasta Fresca to learn about the meaning and how to choose the right flowers for the altar on Tet holiday!
The meaning of flower arrangement on the altar on Tet holiday
Most Vietnamese people often follow Buddhism The worship of ancestors and gods has become a custom with precious spiritual values of the nation. Therefore, displaying flowers on the altar on Tet holiday also plays an extremely important role as expressing the respect and deep gratitude of children and grandchildren to their ancestors.
The flowers chosen to be placed on the altar symbolize the purest and most innocent beauty. Therefore, offering flowers on the altar on Tet holiday is also a way to pray for good things to come to the family in the new year.
Instructions on how to arrange flowers on the altar on Tet holiday beautifully and simply
You can buy pre-arranged flowers at the store to display on the altar. However, if you prepare them yourself, you will show your heart to your ancestors. The way to arrange flowers does not need to be too elaborate, you just need to spend time to have a beautiful vase of flowers to offer on the altar.
Prepare fresh flowers
You can prepare fresh flowers according to your economic conditions. When choosing flowers, you should carefully select each flower to ensure the best quality flowers. You can arrange a single type of flower or combine many types of flowers together to create a more colorful vase.
Prepare the vase
The vase or flower pot should be proportional to the size of the altar, you can put one or two vases on the altar. The material of the vase is also quite diverse in size, color, and elaborate patterns. However, most people use ceramic vases with patterns that match the tea set displayed on the altar to create a beautiful look.
Fresh flower arrangement
After preparing fresh flowers and vases, you can proceed to arrange flowers with the following simple steps for arranging flowers on the altar on Tet holiday:
- Use flower pruning scissors to remove damaged flowers and dry leaves, and adjust the length of the flowers to match the height of the vase.
- If you need to use foam, soak the foam in water before arranging the flowers and then place the foam in the vase.
- Only pour enough water, do not pour too much water into the vase.
- Arrange flowers in a vase or foam in order from the highest branches first to the lowest branches. The flower branches must be sturdy and balanced to create a beautiful vase.
- Check the water in the vase regularly to add water when needed. Note to keep the vase in a cool place to keep the flowers fresh longer.
Notes when arranging flowers on the altar on Tet holiday
- Do not use plastic or fake flowers to place on the altar because the flowers are not fresh, not elegant and do not show respect to the ancestors.
- Do not choose flowers with light pink or red color. Instead, you should use red or yellow flowers to display on the altar.
- The scent of flowers should be chosen with a light, pleasant fragrance.
Types of flowers that should be placed on the altar on Tet holiday
Yellow daisy
Yellow chrysanthemum is a flower that is very popular with many people every time Tet comes. Yellow chrysanthemum not only brings bright and vibrant colors to the house space, but also symbolizes longevity, fortune, and happiness, so many people choose to decorate the ancestral altar.
Apricot flowers
Apricot blossoms are considered the typical Tet flower of the South and only bloom in the spring. This is a graceful flower symbolizing wealth and prosperity. Many people believe that if the apricot blossoms bloom on the first day of the Lunar New Year and the flowers are round and have large petals, the homeowner will have good luck, prosperity and smooth sailing all year round.
You should choose apricot blossoms as the flowers to decorate the altar on Tet holiday because apricot blossoms can stay fresh for 3 to 7 days.
Peach blossom
According to folk beliefs, peach blossoms are believed to be able to ward off evil spirits and help people live a prosperous and happy life. Peach blossoms also symbolize fertility, bringing new vitality, good health and a prosperous new year for everyone in the family.
You can combine peach blossoms with other beautiful decorative accessories to have a vase of peach blossoms full of spring colors for this Tet holiday. However, like apricot blossoms, peach blossoms are only suitable for low, wide altars with enough open space, otherwise it will lose the beauty of both the vase and the altar. Peach blossoms can be kept fresh for 5 to 10 days.
Gladiolus
Gladiolus (also known as lily) is a flower that lasts a long time, has a sweet, gentle and not harsh scent, so it is chosen by many families as a flower to decorate the altar on Tet holiday.
Gladiolus flowers come in many different colors such as red, yellow, white, etc. But on Tet holiday, people often choose red or yellow gladiolus flowers to worship their ancestors. This flower will bring good luck to your family at the beginning of the new year.
White lily
White lilies are flowers often used to show respect to ancestors and gods on solemn occasions. White lilies placed on the altar on Tet holiday also symbolize the wish for prosperity, warmth, and wealth to come to the family in the new year.
Lotus
Lotus is known as a symbol of purity in Buddhism, a flower symbolizing the Vietnamese people. Lotus with its elegant color, gentle, faint fragrance is very suitable for use as an altar flower on Tet holiday. Not only that, lotus also brings the homeowner many good things, luck, convenience and fortune in the new year.
Refer to beautiful flower vase models for the altar on Tet holiday
How to arrange flowers on the altar can be done in many different models, from simple to elaborate. Depending on the homeowner, you can flexibly choose the appropriate flower arrangement style. Below are some beautiful altar flower vase models that you can refer to in preparation for the new year.
Epilogue
It can be seen that, if you choose the right type of flowers to decorate the altar on Tet holiday, it will create beautiful and meaningful flower vases to decorate the family altar. Hopefully the above sharing will be useful to you.
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