Thursday, 05:13, 04/02/2016
Watermelon carving for Tet
VOV.VN - Watermelon carving is one of Vietnamese young people’s hobbies to be made as part of pre-Tet preparations.
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| As the Lunar New Year (Tet) is approaching, carved watermelons in different shapes of letters, the God of Wealth and 12 zodiac animals go on sale on Hanoi streets. |
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“I take one hour carve a watermelon,” Tuan, 23-years-old from Ha Tinh Province, shared. |
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“Buyers are very fond of watermelon carved in shapes of monkey, God of Wealth and carp,” he noted. |
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Each watermelon can be used for roughly 20 days. |
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Each is priced at VND150,000-250,000. |
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“10 watermelons are sold per day,” Tuan said. |
