(Baonghean.vn) - The service of hiring people to prepare chickens for ancestral worship and for Tet (Lunar New Year) feasts is chosen by many people. Perhaps due to the tradition of including chickens in the feast, the number of people hiring people to prepare chickens for ancestral worship this year has increased sharply, meaning that those in the service industry have earned more income.
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| At markets, the chicken slaughtering service area is always crowded with people seeking work. Many chicken slaughtering establishments earn millions of dong per day during the period leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year). Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Despite the use of feather-plucking machines, the process of butchering chicken still requires many manual steps. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Preparing a chicken for the New Year's Eve offering is especially demanding and requires skill. Many people want the chicken offered on New Year's Eve to be truly beautiful. Photo: Quang An |
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| Due to the increased number of people hiring workers, many establishments have mobilized additional staff to butcher chickens. Ms. Phan Thi Mai, owner of a chicken butchering business in Dien Chau town, said that even during peak periods, they only butcher 15-20 chickens per day. But this Tet holiday, they usually butcher over 100 chickens per day. She had to ask her relatives for extra manpower to help. Photo: Quang An |
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| The chicken is cleaned before being arranged into the shape for the offering. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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Preparing a whole rooster for the Tet (Lunar New Year) feast takes over 30 minutes. On normal days, the price for butchering a chicken is around 10,000 VND. During Tet, it doubles to 20,000 VND per chicken. In Vinh City, the price is 30,000 VND per chicken; some even charge 40,000 VND per chicken, but many establishments refuse to take orders from the afternoon of the 29th of Tet due to high demand. Photo: Quang An |
Quang An - Phuong Thuy
