Going to the rural market in Nghe An right up until Tet.
(Baonghean.vn) - Phuong Market holds six morning sessions every month, but every year, only the session on the 30th of the 12th lunar month, 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 spacious area next to the Lam River in Thanh Giang commune. It serves as the trading center for the entire Bich Hao cluster in Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province (comprising 6 communes: Thanh Giang, Thanh Tung, Thanh Ha, Thanh Mai, Thanh Lam, and Thanh Xuan). Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| The stretch of road passing through the market is beautifully decorated by the households on both sides to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year). Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| The villagers still have a saying: "Whoever goes back to Phuong village, the rice cakes are still soft, the spring rolls are still crispy." Tet is a time for reunion and gathering, and also a time for those who are far from home to have the opportunity to savor the flavors of their childhood dishes. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Betel nuts and betel leaves are indispensable items in the ancestral worship offerings during the Lunar New Year. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Choosing the perfect bunch of bananas is considered half the completion of the five-fruit offering for Tet (Lunar New Year). Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Handicrafts and woven items are also selling very well at the market these days. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| The flowers sold at the year-end market are mainly chrysanthemums for offering as incense. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Children are sent by their parents to sell balloons to earn money to buy new clothes for Tet (Lunar New Year). Photo: Diep Phuong. |
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| Homegrown pomelos are a best-seller 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 bountiful harvest in the new year, with houses full of rice and grain. Photo: Diep Phuong. |
