'The whole year is full moon in July': Nghe An countryside market is as bustling as Tet
Huy Thu•September 5, 2025 13:03
"The whole year has the 15th of July/The whole year has the 15th of January", the rural markets in many rural areas of Nghe An preparing to welcome the 15th are as crowded and bustling as Tet markets.
Since the 13th day of the 7th lunar month, the atmosphere of the rural market preparing to welcome the 15th of the 7th lunar month has become bustling, the closer to the 15th day, the more crowded it is. People go to the market, crowding all the entrances. In the photo: The road to Con market, Xuan Duong commune (Thanh Duong commune, old Thanh Chuong district). Photo: Huy ThuThe countryside market on the full moon day is "crowded with customers", under the spacious communal house roofs or between the rows of temporary tents, people buy, sell and exchange goods busily. Photo: Huy ThuFruit stalls sell a variety of fruits for the Full Moon worship. People can freely choose their favorite fruits to display on their family altars... Photo: Huy ThuBananas seem to be the most popular. Every rural market on the full moon day has a lot of bananas for sale, including green and ripe bananas. Many banana growers just hope that the bananas will ripen in time for the full moon or Tet holiday. Photo: Huy ThuThe price of bananas before the 15th of July this year at the rural market is not as expensive as in previous years. Each bunch of bananas for the king or beautiful royal bananas costs about 30,000 - 40,000 VND. Photo: Huy ThuVotive offerings are important in the offerings for the Full Moon Festival, so people who go to the Full Moon Market often prioritize buying votive offerings early. Many people choose to buy from the elderly who sell votive offerings because they will give customers detailed instructions on how to buy and burn votive offerings on the Full Moon Festival. Photo: Huy ThuThe old ladies are also the ones who sell betel and areca nuts in high demand. This year, areca nuts at the rural market cost from 3,000 to 5,000 VND each. Market-goers often choose to buy green, large, young, soft areca nuts, suitable for offerings. Photo: Huy ThuThe rural market on the full moon day also sells many special fruits, typical of each region such as persimmons, canarium fruit... People in many mountainous communes of Nghe An often believe that on the tray of offerings on the full moon day there must be a plate of canarium fruit, so many people go to the market to buy canarium fruit for the full moon offering. Black canarium fruit at the full moon market costs from 80,000 to 100,000 VND/kg. Photo: Huy ThuMothers go to the Full Moon market not only to buy offerings and food for the Full Moon, but also to socialize, ask about health, and tell stories about the old Full Moon with many fond memories. Photo: Huy ThuDepending on the locality, the rural market is held daily or only every other day according to regulations. People going to the rural market are excited to buy many clean, fresh, delicious products to worship on the Full Moon such as fruits, green tea, chicken... Photo: Huy ThuThe rural markets welcoming the Full Moon Festival in the countryside of Nghe An are as bustling and lively as the markets on Tet holiday. The rural markets best reflect the atmosphere of preparation for the Full Moon Festival in the countryside. Photo: Huy ThuBustling countryside market. Clip: Huy Thu
