Nghe An: Buying salt at the beginning of the year brings good luck
(Baonghean.vn) - With the traditional concept of "Buy salt at the beginning of the year and lime at the end of the year", many people choose to buy salt on New Year's Day with the hope that the whole year will be lucky and family affection will be strong and connected.
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| On many streets of Vinh City on the first day of the new year, many sales pointssaltappeared, attracting many people to come and buy. According to the concept of the ancients, salt is salty, anti-foul, can ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to the family. That is why many people, at the beginning of the new year, go to buy salt. Photo: TD |
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Also originating from the proverb “ginger is spicy, salt is salty”, salt is considered a symbol of warm, passionate, connected, and abundant feelings. Therefore, many people buy salt at the beginning of the year with the wish for family harmony and close-knit siblings. Ms. Mai (Cua Nam ward) said that it has become a tradition that every morning of the first day of the new year, she goes out to buy salt for her family. After buying a large package of salt, she puts it in small bags hanging in the kitchen, and shares a bag with each of her children’s families for good luck. Photo: TD |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Lam chose to sell salt right on Highway 46, through Hung Chinh Commune (Vinh City). Every year, she only sells salt from the morning of the first day of the first lunar month to the 16th day of the first lunar month. She imports salt from agents, and on each occasion, she sells about 300 kg. According to Ms. Lam, due to the ancient belief, many people buy salt at the beginning of the new year. Normally, each person buys one package, but some people buy more. Photo: TD |
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| It has become a tradition that on the first day of the new year, even right after the New Year's Eve, many people have the habit of buying salt to bring home for good luck for the whole year, so on the morning of the first day, many people took the opportunity to go out and sell salt. They gathered salt at roadside spots, even put salt on carts to sell on the street. Photo: TD |
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| In addition to the prepackaged salt packages ofsalt company, many people have imported salt and divided it into small packages, selling it with a lighter. Each lucky package of salt is sold for 10,000 VND. At the beginning of the new year, many people believe that buying it will bring good luck, so no one bargains on the price. Photo: TD |
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| At many crowded places such as temples and pagodas, many people take advantage of the opportunity to bring salt to sell right in front of the entrance. Each bag of salt is sold for 10,000 VND, after deducting expenses, if someone is active, they can earn about 1 million VND per day. Photo: TD |
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| Even at many places, many sellers put salt trays on the side of the road and a money box next to it, with the price listed, if anyone needs salt, they can buy it and put money in the box. Photo: TD |
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| Ms. Tu Thi Lan, a salt dealer in Vinh city, said that the current retail price of salt is 6,000 VND/kg. Usually at the end of the year, her family imports salt in stock, and the points of sale that need it come to pick it up for retail sale. On average, in the first few days of the new year, the amount of salt sold is about 10 tons. Photo: TD |
