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1. Peach Blossom
Peach blossom is one of the indispensable ornamental plants on Tet. Many people may display a peach branch on the ancestral altar or decorate the living room with a peach tree or branch. In feng shui, peach blossom symbolizes warding off evil spirits, dispelling demons, and represents vitality, growth, and human relationships. Therefore, in most Vietnamese families in the North, peach branches or peach trees are displayed in the house as a distinctive cultural feature. With the desire for a lucky, smooth, and prosperous new year.
2. Yellow Apricot Blossom
Unlike the North, people in the Southern provinces often display yellow apricot blossoms, hoping for prosperity, success, wealth, and good health in the coming year.
3. Kumquat Tree
Quat trees are also known as symbols of luck, health, longevity, peace, and joy. Therefore, many families, companies, or businesses buy quat trees to display during Tet holidays.
4. Sung Tree
Sung trees are also symbols of abundance, prosperity, and completeness, so they are favored by many families for decoration, especially during Tet. Sung trees symbolize fortune along with luck (lucky bamboo) and longevity (peach tree) in the trio of blessings. Additionally, the sung fruit is one of the five distinctive fruits in the Tet fruit tray of people in the Southern provinces.
5. Chrysanthemum Flowers
In feng shui, chrysanthemum flowers bring a lot of luck and peace to homeowners. In folk beliefs, chrysanthemum flowers are precious flowers among the 'four blessings: pine, chrysanthemum, bamboo, plum,' symbolizing longevity and abundant blessings. Therefore, this is one of the indispensable flowers in every Vietnamese family on every Tet occasion. Families can plant a small pot of chrysanthemum flowers in front of their house or arrange golden chrysanthemum flowers on the ancestral altar.
6. Money Tree
The Money and Fortune Tree is a popular ornamental plant that many families purchase to decorate or give as gifts, symbolizing wishes for luck and prosperity in the new year. Depending on the number of trees in the pot, they carry different meanings:
- 2 trees: Symbolize love and marriage
3 trees: Wish for happiness, longevity, and prosperity
5 trees: Symbolize abundant health
8 trees: Symbolize prosperity and wealth
9 trees: Signify good luck
9. Money Tree
The Money Tree, as its name suggests, symbolizes luck, prosperity, and brings peace to the homeowner. That's why many people often choose to decorate the Money Tree in their living rooms or work desks at the beginning of the year to have a more favorable new year.
10. Spring Buds
In addition to peach and kumquat trees, spring buds are also essential decorations in many families every Lunar New Year. Spring buds symbolize vitality, growth, and bring luck to the homeowner.
This article from Mytour has compiled 10 types of ornamental plants that symbolize fortune, luck, and prosperity to have in the house during Tet. Hopefully, through this article, you will choose suitable ornamental plants to decorate your home for Tet and bring lots of luck, health, and wealth to your family.
