Must-have items during Tet in the past were fruit candies, spring roll wrappers, monosodium glutamate, pepper, cigarettes, and green tea.
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A store selling firecrackers for the Tet holiday
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Children in the past were always attracted to the red and pink fire crackers.
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The crowded Dong Xuan market
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People used to buy Tet calendars, pictures, and New Year parallel sentences to decorate their home.
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Peach blossom and kumquat trees have been decorative items for the Vietnamese for years.
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Waiting to get blessings written in calligraphy, a New Year tradition that is still alive today.
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