January 16, 2012
A local woman is offering food, carps and clothing for the Kitchen Gods On the 23rd of the last lunar month every year, the large kitchen in Ms Ly Thi Phuong’s house in Hanoi’s Gia Lam District becomes extremely busy. The 56-year-old prepares for something important for most Vietnamese – a gala farewell party [...]
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February 5, 2010
Hanoians are flocking to buy worship items for the Kitchen God’s day, which will fall on Saturday, February 6. Hang Ma is the street where sacred papers are sold and it entered its busy period around one month ago. The street is decorated in red and yellow, the colors of traditional sacred paper products. Hang Ma’s salesmen [...]
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August 10, 2009
Woodblock paintings for those who have passed away has been a craft preserved in Sinh village for several centuries. Yet, this traditional industry is dying because of modern printing technology. Artisan Tran Thi Gai and her son working on Sinh village paintings. This traditional craft is currently preserved by only seven families in Sinh village. Sadly, [...]
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