On the morning of February 7, hundreds of people showed up early to jostle to buy grilled snakehead fish on Tan Ky Tan Quy Street (Tan Phu District) to worship on the day of the God of Wealth (Photo: Hai Long).
From 4am, many people were present at the "grilled snakehead fish street" on Tan Ky Tan Quy street waiting to buy grilled snakehead fish (Photo: Hai Long).
Mr. Nguyen Trung, owner of a grilled snakehead fish shop, said that this year the number of fish imported was less than previous years, but still more than 1,000, about 2 tons of fish. He mobilized 25 family members and relatives to help sell fish on God of Wealth Day (Photo: Hai Long).
By 8am, more and more people gathered to buy fish, many people stood waiting on the street, causing local traffic congestion in this area (Photo: Hai Long).
Smoke billowed over the "grilled snakehead fish street", people poured into the street to buy fish along with people going to work early in the morning, making this street crowded, congested for about 300m in front of the snakehead fish shops (Photo: Hai Long).
In addition to buying snakehead fish and fruits, many people also choose to make offerings on the God of Wealth's day with the wish for prosperity and wealth (Photo: Hai Long).
Mr. Ba Trung (Ba Chieu market, Binh Thanh district) said that last year he sold more than a hundred snakehead fish, and hopes to continue this year. He also sells grilled shrimp for 30,000 VND/fish (Photo: Khong Chiem).
The owner of Bay Teo shop said he sold a ton of roasted pork from night to morning. The selling price ranges from 220,000-280,000 VND/kg depending on the type (Photo: Khong Chiem).
At the "roast duck street" on Phan Van Tri and Bui Huu Nghia streets (District 5), from 7:30 a.m., people were already lining up to buy roast duck (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
The staff cut ducks for customers without stopping. Roasted duck costs 350,000 VND/duck, customers can buy a whole duck or half a duck (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
Some people who have experience buying roast duck share that if they want to avoid waiting for a long time, they should order many days in advance. "I called the store to order 5 days in advance. On the appointment day, I just went straight to the counter to pick it up and confirm without having to wait in line for too long," said Ms. Thu Oanh (55 years old) (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
At a nearby roast pork shop, employees hurriedly packed roast pork to deliver to customers (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
People line up to buy roast pigs on God of Wealth Day on Phan Van Tri and Bui Huu Nghia streets. If they don’t order in advance, they have to wait more than half an hour for their turn (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
According to custom, the Southern people's offering tray on the God of Wealth's day must include roasted meat, which can be roasted duck or roasted pork (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).
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