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2 Tips for Placing Lucky Bamboo on the Altar during Tet for a Prosperous and Lucky Year

When you place the lucky bamboo on the altar during the Lunar New Year of the Wood Horse in 2024, you need to pay attention to these two points to ensure a smooth and prosperous new year.

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8 February, 2024

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According to Vietnamese beliefs, the ancestral altar is a sacred place that allows descendants to show their respect to the deities and ancestors. Especially during the Lunar New Year, people take great care of this area, hoping for prosperity and good fortune in the new year.

In addition to cakes and candies, various types of plants and flowers are also displayed on the ancestral altar to enhance its beauty and bring positive energy to the family. And lucky bamboo is one of the plants that many people choose to place on the altar during Tet.

Why do many people place lucky bamboo on the ancestral altar during Tet, especially those who are involved in business?

Aside from its name, lucky bamboo is also known by other names such as thousand-year bamboo, fortune bamboo, or prosperity bamboo… With its straight stem, divided into multiple small segments, and always green throughout the year, lucky bamboo is loved and purchased by many people to be placed in their homes.

Particularly during the Lunar New Year, people often place small lucky bamboo plants on the ancestral altar. This is because the plant symbolizes wealth, abundance, and prosperity in feng shui.

According to ancient beliefs, placing a lucky bamboo vase on the ancestral altar is a way to seek blessings from the ancestors, hoping for smooth sailing in all endeavors, flourishing careers, abundant wealth, and harmonious family relationships.

Furthermore, lucky bamboo is easy to care for and does not require much light, so whether it is placed on the ancestral altar or the altar dedicated to the God of Wealth, it can thrive and grow vigorously.

Things to consider when placing lucky bamboo on the Tet ancestral altar

Choose the appropriate number of plants

Not everyone knows that different numbers of lucky bamboo plants carry different meanings. While one lucky bamboo plant symbolizes harmony and protects wealth, five or three plants represent a peaceful and harmonious family life.

In addition, six and eight plants signify smooth and prosperous careers. On the other hand, nine plants in a vase represent longevity and a happy life for future generations. Especially, planting ten lucky bamboo plants symbolizes perfection and the desire for completeness in all aspects of life.

Therefore, depending on their wishes, homeowners can adjust the number of lucky bamboo plants in the vase when placing them on the ancestral altar during Tet.

Use a red ribbon tied around the vase to enhance the plant’s vitality

In feng shui, lucky bamboo symbolizes the Wood element, and if planted in the soil, it will also have the Earth element. When using water to nurture the plant, the Water element comes in. Therefore, to have all the five elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water in the lucky bamboo vase, homeowners can add a metal money tree (representing the Metal element) and tie a red ribbon around the vase (representing the Fire element).

With this method, the lucky bamboo vase will have all the five elements of feng shui, achieving a harmonious balance of yin and yang and increasing its life force. Placing lucky bamboo on the altar or in the living room can help homeowners soar in their careers, have abundant wealth, and achieve success in their businesses.

The information in this article is for reference and personal experiences only.