(Baonghean.vn) - The service of making chickens for hire to worship ancestors and prepare offerings for Tet is chosen by many people. Perhaps due to the tradition of worshiping chickens in offerings, this year's Dinh Dau Tet, the number of people hiring chickens to make offerings has increased sharply, meaning that service workers have more income.
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| At markets, chicken butchery service areas are always crowded with people coming to hire workers. Many chicken butchery facilities earn millions of dong every day during the Tet holiday. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Despite the help of a plucking machine, the process of butchering chickens requires many manual steps. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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| Especially to make chicken offerings on the tray requires more technique. Many people want the chicken offerings on New Year's Eve to be beautiful. Photo: Quang An |
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| Due to the increase in the number of employees, many establishments have mobilized more people to butcher chickens. Ms. Phan Thi Mai, owner of a chicken slaughtering establishment in Dien Chau town, said that on normal days, at peak times, she only slaughtered 15-20 chickens/day. But this year's Tet, it was usually over 100 chickens/day. She had to ask for more support from her colleagues. Photo: Quang An |
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| The chicken is cleaned before being made into an offering. Photo: Phuong Thuy |
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It takes more than 30 minutes to prepare a rooster for the Tet feast. On normal days, the price of butchering a chicken starts at around 10,000 VND. During Tet, it doubles to 20,000 VND/chicken. In Vinh City, the price for this service is 30,000 VND/chicken; even 40,000 VND/chicken, but many establishments refuse to accept the job from the afternoon of the 29th of Tet, because of the large number of people hiring. Photo: Quang An |
Quang An - Phuong Thuy
