Reportage photography: TET DURING THE PANDEMIC
This year, the Vietnamese celebrated a special Tet holiday, during the spread of Covid. However, despite the intense situation, the Tet atmosphere did not disappear. Everyone still went shopping in preparation for Tet, while taking precautions to prevent the pandemic to ensure a happy and safe new year for themselves and for society.
Kumquat trees sold at Hang Luoc flower market
Small Tet wishes decorated on orchids’ branches hoping for everything to go well
Trading scene at Hang Luoc flower market. Despite living with Covid, the Vietnamese happily shopped and prepared for Tet holiday
Striking Tet decorations were for sale on Hang Ma street
A small corner in a Tet clothing store on Hang Ma street
The seller hurriedly prepared items to sell for this year’s Tet
An elder and his grandchild happily laughed at their stall
Although it was during the pandemic, many photographers kept their cameras to capture the moments when Tet came on the street
The hopeful look on a businesswoman's face on the occasion of Tet
A girl selling peach blossom with her mother on Hang Luoc street
Beside smiling faces were ones filled with anxiousness due to the increasingly complicated Covid epidemic, which made trading difficult
Even though the pandemic was still spreading, the Vietnamese welcomed Tet and never forgot to prevent the spread of this epidemic. Hopefully, when new year’s Tet arrived, everyone would always be happy and safe with their loved ones.
Reporter: Nguyen Mai Trang - Chemistry 2023
Translator: Thai Minh Anh - Chinese-English 1821
