Hanoians busy preparing for Doan Ngo Festival

Located in Hoang Mai district, Tan Mai market is busier than usual on the occasion of the Doan Ngo Festival amid a sharp rise in the number of visitors purchasing items.

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With the Doan Ngo Festival falling on the fifth day of May in the lunar calendar, the occasion usually kicks off the period of killing insects that harm the crops of local farmers.

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Sticky rice is a popular dish to sample during the Doan Ngo festival in the majority of localities. Indeed, the price of fermented steamed sticky rice ranges from VND15,000 to VND20,000 for each box, or VND60,000 to VND80,000 per kilogramme.

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Several different types of fruit, such as plums and lychees which have a fresh and sour taste, are most suitable to enjoy at the Doan Ngo Festival.

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The Doan Ngo Festival is one of the many traditional customs of Vietnamese people, with the event falling on June 22 this year. On this day, people often cook traditional dishes in order to offer to ancestors and pray for bumper crops, good business, and good luck ahead in the new season.

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After offering the ancestors fresh seasonal fruits, ruou nep (fermented steamed sticky rice), and banh tro (cake cooked from glutinous rice with mistletoe ash), people will enjoy all dishes with an expectation of getting rid of insects that harm the crops and germs from inside their digestive system.