Tourists flock to the Vieng Market Festival in Nam Dinh province.

(CLO) On February 5, 2025 (the 8th day of the Lunar New Year), thousands of people and tourists from all over flocked to Vieng Market Festival in the early spring of the new year, creating an extremely crowded and bustling atmosphere.

Tourists bring gifts to Nam Dinh Provincial Hospital 1 — Panoramic view of Vieng Xuan market (Nam Dinh) from above.

Vieng Xuan Market in Vu Ban District (Phu Market), Nam Dinh Province stretches nearly 10km across the communes of Kim Thai, Trung Thanh and Goi town.

At the market, local people introduce and promote to tourists traditional cultural values, spiritual culture, craft village culture and the socio-economic achievements of the district in the past year, creating a premise for socio-economic development in the coming year.

In addition, Vieng market also has spiritual significance because the market is organized in association with the Phu Day historical and cultural relic complex and the Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship belief.

Tourists bring gifts to Nam Dinh Provincial Hospital picture 2 — Early morning of the 8th day of Lunar New Year, thousands of tourists from all over flocked to Vieng Xuan market to attend the festival.

Previously, on the afternoon of the 7th day of Tet (February 4, 2025), tourists from all over the country "flocked" to visit the Spring Festival and pay their respects to the Mother Goddess at the beginning of the year. Many tourists come to the market every year as a tourist destination on the occasion of the New Year. This year, the favorable weather made the Vieng Market even more crowded and exciting.

Like the Vieng Xuan Vu Ban market, the Vieng Xuan Nam Truc market only meets once on the night of the 7th and early morning of the 8th of the first lunar month. The weather is favorable, so from the morning of the 7th of the first lunar month (ie February 4, 2025), many people and tourists from all over the country came to the market to "buy luck and sell bad luck" to bring more fortune home.

Whether buyer or seller, when setting foot in the market, neither places much importance on price or profit. Sellers usually do not ask for too high a price, so buyers do not bargain much.

Tourists bring gifts to Nam Dinh Provincial Museum, picture 3 — Trading activities at Vieng market have been bustling since early this morning.

Sharing with the press, Mr. Tran The Nam (Nam Dinh City) said: "Every year I go to Vieng Nam Truc market to choose some plants and farming tools to bring home, with the hope of a new year of favorable, smooth and lucky business. At Vieng Nam Truc market, there are many types of farming tools, typical local products, and it is not too crowded, so I can feel the atmosphere of spring travel and sightseeing at the beginning of the new year."

Vieng Nam Truc Market is associated with the Dai Bi Pagoda relic - the place to worship Zen Master Tu Dao Hanh. Besides, there are also historical relics of Giap Ba Temple worshiping Trieu Viet Vuong, Giap Tu Temple worshiping Princess Ngoc Hoa. Therefore, when coming to the market, visitors can not only "buy luck, sell bad luck" but also go to Bi Pagoda, Giap Ba Temple, Giap Tu Temple to sightsee and pray for good things for their family and relatives, wishing for a good new year, good luck, fortune and peace.