Vinh City: Fruits and votive offerings are slow to sell on the opening day of the festival.
(Baonghean.vn) - Compared to previous years, the market on the opening day of the summer holiday this year is very sluggish, many small traders sit absentmindedly waiting for customers at the markets in Vinh City.
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| The first summer festival of the year, also known as the tree-lowering ceremony, is a ritual signaling the end of the Lunar New Year, held from January 7. If in previous years the market on the first summer festival was very bustling, this year it was completely gloomy. In the photo: The fruit stalls at Vinh market were deserted on the morning of February 18 (the 7th day of Tet). Photo: NC |
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| Images of vendors waiting for customers appear frequently at markets. Ms. Huong, a fruit vendor at Vinh market, said: "I have reopened since yesterday but have only been able to sell to about 10 customers, while in previous years, people crowded to buy, and had to call more family members to help on this opening day...". Photo: NC |
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| The paper stalls at Vinh market also suffered the same fate, with the aisles deserted on the morning of February 18. It is known that although the vendors opened their shops early to serve the market for the opening ceremony, the number of customers could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Photo: NC |
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| It is known that the main reason for the sluggish market is the epidemic situation, which prevents people from going to crowded places. In addition, the trend of online shopping is currently booming, so the number of people buying directly at the markets has decreased sharply. Photo: NC |
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| The areca and betel stall only has a few individual customers, the price of areca and betel ranges from 10,000 - 20,000 VND/plate. Photo: NC |
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| For families preparing offerings for the opening ceremony, banh chung, banh tet or gio cha are indispensable dishes, however, these items had very low purchasing power on the morning of February 18. Photo: NC |
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| Among the products, yellow chrysanthemums have a slightly higher consumption, but the price of chrysanthemums is currently very cheap (only 5,000 VND/flower). Photo: NC |
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| Banh ngao is also one of the offerings on the opening day of the festival, sold for 10,000 VND/cup. Photo: NC |
.jpg "Tin lời 'gia cảnh khó khăn', người phụ nữ cay đắng khi bị hàng xóm lừa gần 800 triệu đồng")
