"Cơi đựng trầu cau" (Betel Nut Container) Origin

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Pre-1975
Description

This betel nut container (cơi trầu cau), a family heirloom from Diêu Đức Huỳnh’s family, was traditionally used in Vietnamese marriage ceremonies, where the groom’s family presented betel leaf and areca nut (trầu cau) to the bride’s family to the bride’s family as a symbol of respect and union.

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