Bustling countryside market on Tet holiday in Nghe An

The rural market on Tet holiday most clearly reflects the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year in the countryside. From December 23, the rural market has begun to bustle with the atmosphere of Tet. The infrastructure of the rural market (market hall, stalls, market grounds...) has mostly been upgraded and renovated, making the Tet markets cleaner, more beautiful and more crowded. In the photo: Dung Market celebrating Tet in Thanh Dong commune (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Huy Thu

The rural market on Tet holiday opens earlier than usual, from 4-5am when it is still dark, people go to the market to prepare goods, shop, and take advantage of the time when Tet is near. In the photo: My market, Chau Nhan commune (Hung Nguyen). Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Typical items of the rural market on Tet holiday such as dong leaves, giang tubes... are always crowded with customers. This year, the source of dong leaves is quite abundant, so the price is somewhat cheaper than last year. People who buy dong leaves often choose fresh, green, intact, newly cut leaves, hoping to wrap beautiful banh chung and banh tet. Photo: Huy Thu

Giang is often sold in whole tubes. Young Giang and long tubes are chosen by many people. In some places, people have already split and connected each type of Giang vine to suit the types of cakes. Choosing Giang to wrap cakes also brings joy to both sellers and buyers. Photo: Huy Thu

Votive offerings, betel and areca nuts, and fruits are also sold busily at the Tet market. Many people who go to the Tet market only buy enough votive offerings for the traditional Tet offerings, in order to save money and reduce environmental pollution. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Whether big or small, the rural markets during Tet always best represent the Tet atmosphere in the localities. Sometimes, just by looking at the people going to the market, the source of goods, the purchasing power... we can know how the people there prepare for Tet and celebrate Tet... Photo: Huy Thu

The rural market on Tet holiday cannot lack the vendors selling incense (incense rolls) with the typical Tet flavor of the rural market in Nghe An. Walking to the market entrance, smelling the faint scent of incense, one can feel that Tet is very near. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Before going to the market, mothers and grandmothers often plan what to buy for Tet, some even write it down so they don't forget. Everyone wants to buy what they need, what they like, and what is practical for their family's Tet celebration. In the photo: The joy of an old woman in Thanh Dong commune (Thanh Chuong) going to the Tet market to buy a pair of food hanging brackets, a bunch of fresh areca nuts and bamboo tubes to wrap Chung cakes. Photo: Huy Thu

With the concept of displaying sugarcane in the house during Tet to wish for a sweet and lucky new year, the rural market on Tet has many people selling and buying sugarcane. On this occasion, each pair of purple sugarcane (2 stalks) is sold for around 50,000 VND. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Children following their relatives to the Tet market to buy new clothes with excitement and joy is always a familiar image that reminds many people of their childhood. New clothes are no longer a "luxury" item for children like in the years of poverty, but going to the market to buy new clothes also brings children excitement and attraction. Photo: Huy Thu

The countryside market on Tet holiday is bustling, crowded, and bustling with buyers and sellers. Going to the Tet market is not only to shop for your family to have a full and cozy Tet, but also to experience and feel the joyful atmosphere of Spring and the bustling Tet holiday in your hometown. Photo: Dinh Tuyen