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Doan Ngo Festival, commonly called ‘Tet giet sau bo’ (pest-killing festival), is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is one of the many traditional customs of Vietnamese people. |
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Hang Be Market in Hoan Kiem District is crowded with shoppers from the early morning of June 10. |
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The most shopped for goods at the market on this day included fruits like lychee and plum, ‘ruou nep’ (fermented glutinous rice), and ‘banh gio’ (cake made of sticky rice and soaked in ash water). |
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According to traditional belief, these are indispensable dishes to offer to ancestors on the occasion. |
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At Hang Be Market, a 1kg box of ‘ruou nep’ is sold from 80,000 VND to 100,000 VND. |
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Trays of flower arrangements are also among the most sold items at the market. |
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A floral tray often includes lotuses, areca flowers, and yang-ylang. It is priced from 200,000 VND to 300,000 VND each. |
