Bustling Nghe An countryside market on Tet holiday
Huy Thu•February 7, 2024 14:44
(Baonghean.vn) - Every Lunar New Year, rural markets in the localities are bustling with activity. Every family goes to the market to shop for Tet, hoping for a fulfilling Tet.
From December 25 onwards, Nghe An's rural markets are always bustling with buyers and sellers. The atmosphere of preparing for Tet in the countryside is most clearly reflected in the market sessions. In the photo: Cau Market in Kim Lien Commune (Nam Dan) on the eve of Tet. Photo: Huy ThuThe goods sold in the countryside market during Tet are diverse and abundant, including dong leaves, giang tubes, incense sticks... which are typical goods of the Tet market. Photo: Huy ThuThis year, dong leaves are more expensive than last year. From December 20 to 27, the price of dong leaves is about 15,000 - 30,000 VND/bundle (10 leaves), depending on the type of leaf. In the photo: A resident of Nam Dan district goes to the market to buy dong leaves and giang tubes to wrap banh chung. Photo: Huy ThuCon Market, Thanh Duong Commune (Thanh Chuong) is quite crowded on the eve of Tet, people buying and selling, gathering at the market spill out onto the roads leading to the market. Photo: Huy ThuBamboo tubes from the upper reaches of the Ro River and Giang River... used to wrap Chung cake and Tet cake are brought to the markets in Thanh Chuong district quite early. The price of bamboo tubes was initially around 20,000 VND/2 tubes, but near Tet they dropped to 10,000 - 12,000 VND/2 tubes. Photo: Huy ThuIn addition to selling bamboo tubes, people also split bamboo tubes into strings to sell. Each small bundle of strings costs 5,000 - 7,000 VND. Although plastic strings are convenient, local people still prefer to use bamboo strings to wrap cakes. According to people, wrapping cakes with bamboo strings makes the cakes soft, fragrant, and non-toxic. Photo: Huy ThuFor a long time, every Tet holiday, the rural markets have been flooded with green bananas. This year, banana prices are quite expensive. At Cau market, Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan), a beautiful bunch of royal bananas costs around 150,000 VND. People believe that it is okay to buy more expensive ones during Tet as long as the bananas are beautiful: many, big, and even. Photo: Huy ThuMany localities in Nghe An also have the custom of displaying two sugarcane stalks on the altar during Tet, so some rural markets on Tet sell a lot of sugarcane, especially purple sugarcane. People who go to the market often choose to buy a pair of sugarcane stalks with green leaves, big and long stalks with the wish for a sweet new year and good luck. The price of sugarcane at Con market, Thanh Duong commune (Thanh Chuong) is around 70,000 VND/pair. Photo: Huy ThuThe rural market on Tet holiday is more fun when many children go shopping with their relatives. A resident of Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong) took his son to the market to buy new clothes and said: During Tet, my family often buys new clothes for our children. Nowadays, clothes are not as scarce as they used to be, but during Tet, the children still want new clothes. Photo: Huy ThuTo prepare for a full Tet, in addition to typical items, people going to the countryside market on Tet also buy many other things, depending on the customs and practices of the countryside, such as buying brooms, buying lime, buying clay pots... The countryside market on Tet is very crowded and bustling. Going to the Tet market, listening to stories about Tet, experiencing the excited and joyful atmosphere of people preparing for Tet. Photo: Huy Thu
Bustling countryside market on Tet holiday. Video: Huy Thu
