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The days leading up to the Binh Ngoa
Lunar New Year 2026 on the streets in 

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the center of Nghe An become bustling
when a series of stores and stalls 

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simultaneously display Tet decorations,
creating a vibrant shopping season. 

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Recorded along the two signs of Le Huan
street, traditional Tet decoration 

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products are displayed long and
distinctly with red and yellow as the main colors. 

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This is considered one of the
large-scale Tet decoration selling 

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points of Nghe An province, attracting a
large number of people to 

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visit and shop every spring. 

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Familiar items such as apricot blossoms,
peach blossoms, lanterns, red couplets, 

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decorative firecrackers, xi sacks, banh
chung and fake watermelons are sold in a 

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variety of designs and sizes. 

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Product prices are generally stable
compared to last year, ranging from a 

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few thousand VND for small decorations
to several hundred thousand VND, even 

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millions of VND for elaborate
miniatures and large models. 

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From around November of the lunar
calendar, small traders have started 

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importing goods to serve the peak season at the end of the year. 

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Besides the source of goods to major
distributors, many stores also make 

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handicrafts themselves to create
highlights and increase attractiveness to buyers. 

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In the Year of the Horse, products
bearing the image of the horse mascot 

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appear quite a lot, with rich designs,
bright colors, carrying the meaning of luck and fortune. 

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Among them, large decorative paper fans
are chosen by many customers, with 

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selling prices ranging from a few
hundred thousand to more than 2 million VND. 

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With the shopping atmosphere
increasingly tiring, the Tet decoration 

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market in Nghe An is forecast to
continue to be bustling in 

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the peak days before Tet.