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The practise of ancestor worship is relatively straight forward. Nearly every house, ofÏce, and
business in Viet Nam has a small altar used to commune with ancestors. Incense sticks are burned
frequently. Offerings are often fruit, sweets, and gifts. The latter items are such as votive papers, such
as motorbikes, cars, houses, etc. After worshipping, people burn the paper gifts called votive papers
so that the spirits of the gifts can ascend to heaven for the ancestors to use.
In the past, the income from a plot of land was used to maintain the altar and arrange the rituals, but
this tradition has now faded away. However, the custom that the eldest son will arrange the
ceremonial and inherit the family house upon the death of his parents is still generally observed.
Another traditional clement is placing wooden tablets on the altar for each of the ancestors over
recent generations. It is less rigorously observed today, and .. 
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