(Baonghean.vn) - The ancients have a saying: "The whole year has the full moon of July/The whole year has the full moon of January". After Tet, people bustle to the market to prepare for Tet Nguyen Tieu. Chrysanthemums, bananas, oranges, gold-plated items, areca nuts and betel... are the main items sold, these are indispensable things on the ancestral altar on the full moon day.
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| “The whole year has the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, the whole year has the 15th day of the 1st lunar month”, so this is a very big holiday for Vietnamese people. A day before, the rural markets such as Moc market (Nghi Thai commune), Trai market (Phuc Tho commune), Mai Trang market (Nghi Xuan commune)… the atmosphere to prepare for the 15th day becomes more bustling. |
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Goods for the full moon day of the first lunar month are sold mainly along the main road next to the market or the entrance to the market to create convenience for people's needs on this day. |
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| On the full moon day, chrysanthemums are indispensable on the ancestral altar. |
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| These days there is no concept of bargaining, but everyone agrees to buy and sell because people believe that there should be no calculation on the day of ancestor worship. Fruits must be fresh, beautiful, with full branches and leaves, carefully selected. |
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| Beautiful bunches of bananas are sold along the main roads. |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong (Thai Thinh hamlet, Nghi Thai commune) shared: "Every year, on the morning of the 14th lunar month, I have to go to the market to buy bananas and chrysanthemums to put on the ancestral altar in the afternoon, and save the offering tray on the full moon day to go with my daughter-in-law." |
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| Fruits are sold in many places in the market. |
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| Betel and areca nuts are indispensable offerings on the ancestral altar. |
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| After Lunar New Year, Tet Nguyen Tieu is a cultural beauty of Vietnamese people through which they show respect to their ancestors, grandparents and gratitude to their predecessors, so everyone wants to choose and buy the best offerings to offer on the family altar. |
Wang Yun
