Hanoians rush to prepare for Double Five Festival
VOV.VN - From the early hours of the morning, many Hanoians have scurried about as they buy things to prepare for the Double Five Festival (Doan Ngo), which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
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| From early in the morning, several markets in Hanoi are bustling with people purchasing items in preparation for the Double Five Festival (Doan Ngo). Market traders have stocked up on fruit and fermented sticky rice to meet customers’ increasing demands. |
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| In Vietnam, the Doan Ngo festival marks the transition from spring to summer, when there is an outbreak of epidemics. To prevent diseases, people everywhere organise a festival to head off disaster – especially those brought on by plagues of newly hatched insects. |
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| Different kinds of fruit are sold during the festival including lychees, watermelons, bananas, and pomelos. |
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Plums. |
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| And wampee. |
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| A local resident from Thanh Xuan district says she has to get up early to prepare things for the festival. |
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| Doan Ngo festival is held every year at noon on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. |
