With the traditional Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, just around the corner, the vibrant and colourful Tet markets in Quang Ninh province has lured thousands of visitors eager to visit and shop.
The last days of the year are also when many people set aside the worries of everyday life, immerse themselves in the year-end market to feel the soul of the countryside, and savor the essence of the Tet market.
Supermarkets and shopping malls have become reliable destinations for people to purchase essential goods and food for Tet.Quang Ninh's OCOP products are chosen by many consumers.Local people look excited about preparing for Tet.Peach blossoms are an indispensable part of the traditional Tet celebration for people in northern Vietnam.Kumquat trees are another essential symbol of Tet, especially in northern Vietnam. Their vibrant orange fruits, lush green leaves, and fragrant blossoms represent prosperity, luck, and happiness for the coming year.Clusters of chrysanthemums in various types and vibrant colors.A woman smiles brightly with happiness as she has found beautiful small peach blossom branches to place on the ancestral altar, welcoming the New Year.Peach blossom branches in full bloom.People select fruits to arrange the Five-fruit Tray.Beautiful bunches of bananas are carefully chosen to create the perfect base for the full Five-fruit Tray offered to the ancestors.A buyer is choosing red grapefruitsBeautiful begonias promise to bloom during the Tet holiday.People choose beautiful flower bouquets to offer on the ancestral altar for the year-end ceremony and to welcome the New Year.Betel nuts and betel leaves are also indispensable in the traditional Tet offerings of the Vietnamese people.
