This is a way of expressing gratitude and tribute to the deceased

According to the concept of Vietnamese people, the deceased often engage in the present life, they guide, direct, protect us, bless us…

Ancestor worship is all forms of rituals and worship to express devotion, the morality of "when drinking water, remember its source”

Ancestor worship was introduced into Vietnam by the Chinese during their long occupation of the country

it has been fully absorbed into the Vietnamese consciousness and, with Confucianism, underpins the country’s religion and social fabric.

It has been said that the Vietnamese believe in the dead, while the Occidentals believe only in death is to come to heaven.

For the Vietnamese, ancestor worship is not related to ghosts or the supernatural in the Western sense

Death, and the ritual and practice of ancestor worship, constitutes the transfer of power from the tangible life to the intangible.

The altar in Vietnamese families is always placed in a spacious and clean position and in the center of the house.

The altar is basically set with an incense burner bowl, ancestral tablet, and oil lamps. The must-have offerings can be named incense sticks, flowers, cups of water, joss paper...

Normally, the tray usually features 5 different types of fruit including a bunch of green bananas, ripe pomelo, kumquats, persimmons, and yellow papaya, which symbolize the protection of supernatural powers and ancestors, wealth, prosperity, good health, and luck. The five-fruit tray varies from each region to another, featuring other kinds of fruits such as soursop, coconut, papaya, mango, and fig,...

On important occasions, such as moving house, starting a new business or the birth of a child, and whenever a member of the family needs guidance or a favor, the ancestors are consulted.