Song Ho commune busy making paper offerings during Vu Lan Festival

Song Ho commune in Thuan Thanh district of Bac Ninh province is renowned locally for making and shipping votive papers during the Vu Lan Festival, an event which is held annually before the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.

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The bustling scene this year is vastly different from the quietness of the past two years due to the locality being heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The price for each product can vary, ranging from hundreds of thousands to several millions of VND.

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Nguyen Nhu Khoai is a local craftsman who has spent the last 20 years producing paper offerings. He says that he has received a huge number of orders over recent days.

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This year prices are said to have risen by 10% to 20% compared to the previous year, largely due to the increasing prices of materials and transportation fees, a local trader says.