Markets across the capital city of Hanoi are teeming with fresh produce and traditional offerings as locals are preparing to bid farewell to the ong Cong (Land Genie) and ong Tao (Kitchen Gods) to the heaven, an important precursor to the Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations.

VOV.VN - A range of traditional rituals to mark the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, will be organised at the Thang Long imperial citadel relic site in Hanoi from January 20 to February 6 to offer participants a glimpse into festive celebrations from the past.

VOV.VN - Offerings for the Kitchen Gods' ritual are in high demand well in advance, but the market is noticeably subdued this year as people tighten their belts.

A surge in consumer demand, particularly after the Kitchen God's Day, has recorded through Hanoi, with a notable uptick ranging from 20-30%, reported a working delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the municipal People’s Committee following their inspection on February 5.

VOV.VN - Hang Be market in Hanoi, a site famous for selling food in the capital, is bustling as people are busy preparing for Ong Cong – Ong Tao (the Land Genie and the Kitchen Gods Day), which falls on 23rd of the last month of the Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - A wood stove plays an important role in the life of the Tay ethnic minority people as it is a place to cook and store food, and is the home of the Kitchen God believed to bless the family and ward off evil spirits.

VOV.VN - Local markets throughout Hanoi have become bustling with a diversification of goods, despite there being a decline in purchasing power on the Kitchen Gods’ Day, which falls on 23th day of the last month of the lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Thuy Tram village in Phu Tho province is a famous red-carp raising area located in the north that has become busy over recent days ahead of the Kitchen Gods’ Day which falls on the 23rd day of the last lunar month, or January 14 this year.

Worshipping “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) is a long-standing custom of great significance as it symbolises the farewell to all bad things of the old year to help people relaxedly enter a new year of peace and happiness.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese families, including those based in the capital, are busy holding farewell ceremonies for “Ong Cong - Ong Tao”, also known as the Land Genie and Kitchen Gods, on the 23rd day of the final month of the Lunar New Year, which falls on January 25 this year.