Go to Nghe An countryside market until Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - Every month, Phuong market has 6 sessions every morning, but every year, only the session on December 30, the last day of the year, is always crowded and bustling from dawn until dusk.
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| Phuong Market has existed for decades, located in a large area next to the Lam River in Thanh Giang Commune. This is the trading center of the entire Bich Hao cluster, Thanh Chuong District, Nghe An Province (including 6 communes: Thanh Giang, Thanh Tung, Thanh Ha, Thanh Mai, Thanh Lam, Thanh Xuan). Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| The road passing the market is beautifully decorated by households on both sides to welcome Tet. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| The villagers still have a saying: "Whoever goes back to Phuong land, my dear/The rice cakes are still soft and the spring rolls are still crispy." Tet is an occasion for family reunion, and also a time for those who are far from home to have the opportunity to taste again the flavors of their "childhood" dishes. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Areca nuts and betel leaves are indispensable items on the ancestral altar during Tet and Spring. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Choosing a satisfactory bunch of bananas is considered half the Tet fruit offering is complete. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Handicrafts at the market are also very busy these days. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Flowers at the market on the last day of the year are mainly chrysanthemums for burning incense. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Children are allowed by their parents to sell balloons to earn money to buy new clothes for Tet. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Homegrown grapefruits are "popular" at the market. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| This is also an occasion for farmers to buy farming tools and pray for a new year of good harvests and a house full of rice. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
