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Hanoi market bustling ahead of Doan Ngo Festival

VOV.VN - The early morning of June 6 saw residents of Hanoi rush to local markets to buy popular items for the Doan Ngo Festival, or the Vietnamese Bug Killing Festival, which is held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 1 — According to Vietnamese beliefs, this is a time in the transition from spring to summer, with the climate typically being conducive to the proliferation of insects and diseases.

hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 2 — Offerings should be ready early so that the householder can make an offer to the ancestors before noon. Doan Ngo Festival is the time when the sun is closest to the earth and usually marks the start of the harvest season.

hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 3 — Housewives normally purchase seasonal fruits at the Doan Ngo Festival, with offerings such as plums, lychees, lotus seeds, Tro cake, a type of cake cooked from glutinous rice with mistletoe ash, and ruou nep, fermented steamed sticky rice.

hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 4 — After offering fresh seasonal fruits, ruou nep, and Tro cake to ancestors, people can enjoy all dishes with the expectation of getting rid of all insects that harms crops.

hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 5 — Local people line up to purchase ruou nep at Nguyen Cong Tru market in the early morning.

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hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 7 — The cost of a bowl of fermented steamed sticky rice ranges from VND10,000, equal to US$0.40, to VND20,000, equal to US$0.80, depending on the weight.

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hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 9 — Tro cake is also a popular item for customers to purchase at the market, with 10 cakes costing between VND50,000 and VND80,000.

hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 10 — Nguyen Thi Tuoi, a street vendor at Ngoc Khanh market, said she has prepared more than 1,000 Tro cakes to sell as part of the occasion.

hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 11 — The price for a single kg of fresh lychees is between VND50,000 and VND60,000.

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hanoi market bustling ahead of doan ngo festival picture 13 — Meanwhle, plums cost about VND50,000-VND90,000 per kg.

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