"Ống nhổ bã trầu" (Betel Nut Spittoon) origin

This betel nut container (cơi trầu cau), preserved as a family heirloom, was used in preparing and serving betel quid (betel leaf and areca nut). It was central to Vietnamese marriage traditions, where the groom’s family presented trầu cau to the bride’s family during proposals, and the act of chewing produced a red juice symbolic of love and union.