Exciting countryside market welcoming the 15th day of the 7th lunar month
(Baonghean.vn) - To prepare properly for the Full Moon Festival in July, with the concept of "The whole year has a Full Moon Festival in July, the whole family has a Full Moon Festival in January", people in all the villages of Nghe An bustlingly go to the market to welcome the Full Moon Festival.
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| Welcoming the Full Moon of July, the morning of the 14th day of the 7th lunar month, the country roads are bustling with people going to the market. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The full moon market is different from the regular market in that it is not only crowded and the quantity of goods increases dramatically, but the most noticeable thing is that the fruit and votive offerings have many sellers and buyers. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Betel and areca nuts are important offerings in the Full Moon festival, so every family that goes to the Full Moon market must stop by the betel and areca nut stall. Beautiful bunches of areca nuts from all the gardens of people's homes are gathered at the Full Moon market on this occasion. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In the past, every full moon day, families would slaughter pigs and grind a lot of sticky rice together. Mothers would take care of each basket of bean sprouts, so that the plants would be plump and white and bloom on the morning of the 15th. Nowadays, on the full moon day of the seventh lunar month, "eating" is no longer as important as before, but every family still prepares the offerings with all their heart and respect. Things like betel and areca nuts, fruits, green tea, rice wine... are indispensable on the full moon day. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| From Luong market (Do Luong), Gam market, Roc market (Yen Thanh), Lo market, My market (Hung Nguyen), Moi market, Ngang market (Nam Dan), Ro market, Con market (Thanh Chuong)... everywhere there are countless bananas, from the gate to the middle of the market, bananas are everywhere. On the full moon day, every house buys bananas, so no matter how many bananas there are at noon, they are still "sold out". Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Although the full moon feast has many delicious dishes, sticky rice and boiled chicken are indispensable, so people who go to the full moon market often try to buy chicken to prepare for the feast. In the photo: An old lady is happy because she bought a pair of chickens that she liked. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Many people cut green bananas from the trees and arrange them in bunches right in the middle of the market to sell to customers preparing for the full moon. Photo: Huy Thu |
