“Is the rain so hard?”, I asked. Ms. Nhi (53 years old, selling fruit in front of the University of Education of Ho Chi Minh City) just laughed: “In the rainy season, we have to bear it, he rains and stops it, we stop it raining, we will continue to sell. Whenever heavy rain, prolonged, come back and rest early ”. The rainy season passes through the city but does not mean every day is rainy, it just means that a rainy day is more than a sunny day. Someone who was not born and raised in this city, but living here for a few years, well understands the weather situation of the city “early sunshine and afternoon rain” and as a survival instinct, people will know how to adapt. Adapt to the rain – sun in the city In areas where there are many office buildings and companies, you will definitely not worry about hunger, because there are enough restaurants around there from snacks to full food. Alley 100, Nguyen Cong Tru Street (District 1), during the lunch break, the office was bustling with rice, this season it was easy to hear people whispering: “Eat quickly and go back to the room to rain”, “bring an umbrella, The clouds are so dark. ”… Ms. Hoa (62 years old), parking her tea car in front of the alley, also took advantage of her acquaintance: there”. Guest nodded and smiled, Ms. Hoa quickly made a few cups of tea. Every job is difficult, but making a living by selling or working outdoors, the natural rain and rain becomes a direct factor. But people always have a way to adapt, almost in this city, I have not heard anyone say because it rains and quit work, only a little bit extreme and sell a little bit slower. Also on rainy days, the benevolent and generous character of the city “drew” more raincoats. On sunny day, easy to see “free iced tea” vase / box, it is raining, hanging in front of the house / shop or a big tree stump on some city streets, the carton paper says “Free raincoat” . Of course, it was a small raincoat to wear immediately so as not to get wet, but the rain fell, it was very smart to take it off, then only be able to wear it once or twice. But the precious thing is that people always know how to share together during hardships, a small raincoat also helps to prevent a heavy rain from getting wet. Rain – sunshine is the law of nature and rain and shine in this city also become a romantic theme of poetry. People remember the flower season – the season of scent in the capital, but Ho Chi Minh City has only 2 rainy and sunny seasons, it also goes into literature, staying in the nostalgia of those who are far away from the city. Rain – sun also carries more stories of life full of love …

From the early morning of April 30, people everywhere flock to the Reunification Palace to visit. People were instructed to line up 2 long lines in front of the palace. It takes about 30 minutes for each person to buy a ticket. Reunification Palace is located at 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), after visiting here it is easy to access other entertainment spots such as Botanical Garden, Notre Dame Cathedral, Nguyen Walking Street. Hue … Mr. Hoi (District 12) shared: “On the occasion of April 30, I took the opportunity to take my relatives to visit the Reunification Palace to enjoy the holiday atmosphere. Then the family will move to the airport to continue to Con Dao ”. The holiday ticket price is unchanged. Adult tickets cost 40,000-60,000 VND, child tickets 10,000-15,000 VND. Inside the palace, people divide into small groups to visit, avoiding crowds. Facing complicated developments in the Covid-19 epidemic, people adhere to wearing masks to protect their health and those around them. Ms. Nhi (living in District 7) shared: “On the occasion of April 30th, I and you come here to learn more about the country’s history, see first-hand historical artifacts as well as a trip. small days off ”. The weather in Ho Chi Minh City during the 4 holidays is forecasted to be hot, the temperature is 25-30 degrees Celsius. Outside the palace, functional forces are present to divert, avoid congestion. In addition, from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 30, Ho Chi Minh City banned and restricted vehicles on some roads, including Le Duan Street (the front of the palace) to serve the bicycle racing team. .HCM for the 33rd time in 2021.

As noted by PV, on streets and markets in Hanoi, small merchants sold a lot of floating cakes, vegetarian cakes as well as baking ingredients very early to serve the people.

This year, the real Korean New Year falls on Wednesday, so the housewives also get up early to buy floating cakes, and offer them to the family altar.

From the big street to the small street, from the big market to the toad market, people are always busy with buyers and sellers.

There are also a number of people who are not in the profession, but take advantage of the large facade and available cooking space to make vegetarian cakes for profit.

Ms. Hoa, who sells floating cakes at Nghia Tan market, shared: “The Korean New Year is really a special holiday of the year. Knowing I make cakes for sale, the sisters in the two paternal and maternal families also joined in to help. I love this traditional cultural beauty, so I just like the white cake to serve visitors and the people around “.

To prepare for the main holiday, Ms. Hang (Hanoi) and everyone in her family decided to make cakes overnight. “My sisters and I stayed up all night making cakes. Because this year Korean New Year really does not fall on a weekend, we have to take advantage of making it so that customers order cakes early, then they even take advantage of work to make it in time. “, Ms. Hang shared.

As noted, the shopping atmosphere at the local markets is much more bustling than this day.

Every row of floating cakes must have up to 2-3 people to serve.

Everyone hurriedly took advantage of buying ceremonies early in the morning so that they could work on time.

Carrying armpit bags carrying large and small bags of floating cakes, vegetarian food.

The set of floating cakes, vegetarian cakes have been cooked, customers just need to buy and arrange them to the altar.

According to research, the price of floating cakes, vegetarian cakes today are still the same price compared to normal days. A plate of floating cake costs 10,000-15,000 VND depending on the size of the plate. Vegetarian cakes cost 15,000 VND / plate.

With five colors drift cake will cost 20,000 VND / plate.

In addition to buying floating cakes and boiled vegetarian cakes, many housewives also buy ready-made cake dough to go home to cook for themselves.

The batches of cakes are continuously made evenly by the small trader to provide for customers.

Every Korean New Year is the same, despite the hard work, everyone, everyone in the family is always trying to make this holiday special, gather with family, join in the direction of the roots and express their sincerity. respect to the deceased./.