Blue Platter with Dragon and Phoenix Pattern 22cm – MB09

Platter is one of the important worshiping items on the ancestors’ altar, it is often used to hold fruits, candies, betel nut or gold coins to offer to ancestors. Depending on the condition and size of the altar, you can choose the number and size of the platter.

For the altar of God of Wealth and the altar of Buddha, there will be a platter often used to display the five fruits.

For the ancestral altar, depending on the size of the altar, there are from 1 platter to 3 platter. Accordingly, the platter in the middle is usually larger in size than the other two on the side. The large platter in the middle is used to hold betel nut and coins; platter located on the left side is used to store fresh flowers; The other platter on the right is used to store fruit. The arrangement of the platter is inherited from the concept of “the sun rises in the east and sets in the west”, so at dawn is the time when all flowers bloom and until the end of a long day, the fruit comes to fruition.

The meaning of the platter in worship is to help the owner express his respect and gratitude to the deceased in the family, the gods and the Buddha.