Shoppers dash to markets as Kitchen God Day nears
VOV.VN - Hanoians can be seen buzzing about on their motorbikes throughout the city, rushing to markets to purchase traditional offerings to sweeten the Vietnamese Kitchen God.
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A man smiles broadly having purchased carp to satisfy the Kitchen God. |
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The orange carp are sold in all the markets throughout the City. |
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Each pair cost about US$.50-US$.90 (VND10-VND20,000). |
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This woman holds out VND10,000 (US$.50) for her pair of small carp. |
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After the worship ceremony, the carp will be released into rivers and lakes. |
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Street vendors selling carp are plentiful in the streets of Hanoi these days. |
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Vendors hawking a wide variety of traditional offerings for the Kitchen God can be seen everywhere. |
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Housewives frantically scour the markets to make sure they didn’t forget anything. |
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A large variety of steamed glutinous rice are sold at the market. |
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Traditional foods such as soup, pork legs are commercially available. |
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Lady selling lam ginger tea dessert at the Hang Be Market. |
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Scattered throughout the City are shops selling Tet gifts and supplies. |
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A shop selling chicken, bamboo shoots and vermicelli at the Cau Dong Market. |
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A young man sells citrus fruit. |
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Street vendors offering a platter of indispensable bananas. |
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Grapefruit is also one of five indispensable fruits. |
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Colourful fruits, apples. |
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Mums are indispensable on the family altar for the occasion. |
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Many families like the one pictured burn paper offerings as offerings to the Kitchen God. |
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A man has a motorbike full of offerings including apples dragonflies, flowers and a peach branch. |
