Hang Ma street bustling before Kitchen God Festival
Monday, 04/02/2013 10:30 (GMT+7)
These days, before the 23rd of the last Lunar month of the year (the day when the Kitchen God return to heaven), the atmosphere on Hang Ma street is very noisy and bustling, as everyone passing by can attest to.
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Nobody could miss the animated atmosphere all along Hang Ma Street |
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Hang Ma Street is full of people buying offerings for the Kitchen God Festival.
Products for the festival are displayed everywhere |
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Every corner of the street covered in the bright and warm colours
of the coming spring |
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Not only the sellers are rushing to display their products… |
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… but buyers also are no less hurried |
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The products of offerings for the Kitchen God returning the heaven
festival attract the most interest |
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Offerings are displayed all along the street |
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Some are even displayed on pavements… |
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… on the trees |
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… or being peddled out on the street |
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Besides these, visiting Hang Ma Street these days, the people can choose
from many decorative product to buy, such as the paper Carps... |
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... many designs of snake depictions for the Year of Snake 2013 |
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... decorated strings and good luck charms cost VND10,000 –
VND20,000 for small ones and VND100,000 – VND200,000
for big ones |
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To ensure safety on the streets, the police force are active |
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Another spring is coming, and every household is wrapped up
in preparing for the New Year |