(LDO) – Chuong Market in Dong Hoang Commune (Thanh Hoa) only meets once a year on the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, this market is unique in that market-goers have to “fight” to pray for good luck.
The unique feature of the market is that when people come here, although they don’t know each other, every time they meet, they … “fight” with tomatoes.
Because, according to the concept that the more people are thrown, the more lucky that year
Local people have a saying “If you die, leave your children behind, leave your grandchildren, live without anyone leaving the 6th of Chuong market”. That’s why, every morning on the 6th of Tet, people from all over the world rush to attend the market
The best-selling item in the market and the main ingredient used to “fight” – tomatoes
Tomato, the main ingredient to create jubilant “fights” to pray for luck at Chuong market
King tomatoes at the market following jubilant “fights”
Chuong market is usually the most crowded around 8am until regarding 12pm
Going to the market, people in addition to watching “fight” for good luck also enjoy many rustic dishes such as rolls, flexible cakes, multi-gac cakes; buy plants, seeds…
… and participate in blindfolded duck-catching folk games
