Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is still more than half a month away, these days, the Mid-Autumn Festival Street - Hang Ma is bustling with buyers and sellers; many parents have consulted and chosen to buy decorations and Mid-Autumn Festival toys for their children right now.
Diverse designs, stable prices
According to the reporter of Cong Thuong Newspaper, right after the end of the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, Hang Ma Street (Hanoi) becomes more brilliant thanks to the colors of toys and mid-autumn decorations.
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival toys are more abundant and diverse thanks to many eye-catching designs and colors, from traditional toys to imported goods.
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| Mid-Autumn Festival decorations are full of color |
According to Mr. Tuan - the owner of a stall on Hang Ma Street, in the past 1-2 years, customers have tended to favor traditional lanterns and toys.
“To please customers, this year the stores mainly import traditional handmade toys and decorations. They only import a little bit of foreign goods or modern items to keep up with the trend,” said Mr. Tuan.
In terms of price, the market recorded stability compared to the same period last year. Decorative lanterns are priced from 50,000 VND/piece to 500,000 VND/piece depending on the design and size. Hand-held lanterns are priced from 60,000 VND/piece.
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| Lots of eye-catching decorations |
Mr. Tuan also said that prices will fluctuate from now until the end of Mid-Autumn Festival and will reach their "peak" around the 8th to the 15th of the 8th lunar month.
"Prices will increase by about 5,000 - 20,000 VND/item depending on the type. The best-selling items will have higher prices," Mr. Tuan predicted.
Traditional toys regain their position
According to records, traditional toys account for 70-80% of the products at the stalls on Hang Ma Street (Hanoi). Toys such as drums, balancing bamboo dragonflies, handmade paper lanterns... are the most popular items for sale.
Traditional toys have also been innovated in decoration, with lights and music added inside in a modern style. With affordable prices, from 5,000 VND to tens of thousands of VND each, these toys are easily accessible to every family.
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| Fish lanterns are ''sought after'' |
Specifically, the price of drums ranges from 5,000 - 10,000 VND/piece, lanterns are sold for 100,000 - 300,000 VND/piece, the indispensable toy during the Mid-Autumn Festival is the lion head, sold for 150,000 - 650,000 VND/piece, handmade paper lanterns and hand drums are also reasonably priced, from 20,000 - 40,000 VND/piece, respectively, star lanterns are priced from 15,000 to 150,000 VND/piece depending on size. In particular, animal-shaped lanterns equipped with lights and music are priced from 30,000 - 280,000 VND/piece depending on size, suitable for many customers.
Besides lanterns, colorful papier-mâché masks depicting characters from life and folklore such as Chi Pheo, Thi No, the 12 Zodiacs, and Uncle Teu are widely sold in stores, priced from 35,000 to 80,000 VND each. These products attract great interest from agencies and schools, and are ordered in large quantities to decorate for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
While choosing handmade paper lanterns as gifts for his children, Mr. Tran Minh Hao (Cau Giay, Hanoi) said: "I want my children to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in a traditional atmosphere, so that they can understand the old atmosphere that their parents and grandparents once experienced."
Sharing the same opinion with Mr. Hao, Ms. Le Thu Lan (Ba Dinh, Hanoi) chose lion heads, star lanterns and handmade lanterns to decorate her house so that her children could enjoy Tet Reunion in the most traditional way.
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| Many families choose traditional decorations. |
“My children are now exposed to modern, convenient life, but I am sure that the old atmosphere is something they will never fully experience. I want to preserve a bit of that tradition, so I will recreate my house just like what I remember from my childhood about the Reunion Day,” Ms. Lan shared.
Talking to reporters, many shop owners on Hang Ma Street also said that these days, many customers come to buy traditional Mid-Autumn decorations. There are also many large orders to decorate businesses, offices or schools. In addition, many charity groups also come to buy traditional toys such as star lanterns, hand drums or rattles to organize Mid-Autumn Festival for children in remote and disadvantaged areas.
Source: https://congthuong.vn/thi-truong-do-trang-tri-trung-thu-hang-truyen-thong-chiem-uu-the-341779.html
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