Near Tet Tan Suu, many traditional items such as Banh Chung, Banh Tet, jam, red sentence… are displayed at the largest Vietnamese market in Georgia.

Ten days before the Lunar New Year, the Hong Kong market in Atlanta city shone brightly with small scenes of apricot flowers heralded spring. This is the largest Asian market in Georgia, providing essentials from many parts of the world, especially Vietnam, to serve the shopping needs of the Vietnamese community in America.

Inside many stalls are full of traditional Tet items such as candy baskets, New Year jam, lanterns, red couplets …

Cherry blossoms, apricot flowers and many necessary items to decorate the house for Tet are also sold at the entrance to the market.

Fresh flowers, especially chrysanthemums, are chosen by many Vietnamese to celebrate Tet this year. Each bouquet costs nearly 6 USD (about 140,000 VND).

Confectionery and jam stalls attract many shoppers.

Jam is one of the indispensable dishes in Vietnamese traditional Tet. These items are mainly shipped from big cities like California or imported from Vietnam.

In addition to the popular decorative items, visitors to the market can find traditional dishes such as banh chung, banh Tet, and a Kieu …

A table shelf selling votive paper to celebrate New Year’s Eve, Mr. Cong Ong Tao.

Customers choose to buy red sheets of paper with good news for Tet.

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc’s family drove from Clarksville, Tennessee at 6am to go to Tet market, to buy necessary items to prepare for the New Year. “The first year I had Tet in America because of Covid-19, I wanted to buy enough fruits and tray to worship my ancestors like in Vietnam,” said Mrs. Chuc.

Due to the influence of Covid-19, the number of shoppers in the market was less than every year.

Many families from many neighboring states also drive for hours to Georgia to shop and prepare for Tet.

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