Shoppers blitz Hang Ma Street for last minute TET gifts
VOV.VN - Manic Friday, shoppers are blitzing Hang Ma Street today (Jan. 27) in the craziest-ever rush and mad dash for last-ditch TET new year presents.
Shoppers are hitting the bricks in a bid to grab those last-minute TET gifts and ornaments for the home. |
Women buy items for the altar. |
A store on Hang Ma Street sells wall paintings, lanterns, and banners with red inscribed lettering saying happy new year. |
Local people shop for TET decorations. |
Each painting costs US$2.27-US$18.18 (VND50,000-400,000). |
Women haggle over the price of fresh flowers. |
A woman selects the perfect peach branch. |
A potted kumquat tree sells for US$3 (VND60,000). |
Choosing ornaments. |
Foreign guests join in on the search for a good deal. |
A bronze rooster retails at US$54 (VND1.2 million). |
A man disguised as a monkey (symbolizing Lunar Year 2016) |