Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day

Domestic gold market heats up with gold shops introducing various products to take advantage of huge demand on God of Wealth Day, which falls on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year (February 14).
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 1Legend has it that the God of Wealth returns to heaven on the 10th day of the new year, so Vietnamese have a tradition of buying gold on that day for luck and prosperity throughout the year (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 2People sit in front of a gold shop from early morning to wait for their turn (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 3Many gold shops in Hanoi attract customers from early morning (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 4People queue in front of gold shops from early morning (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 5Vietnamese people consider this day the God of Wealth Day, and often buy gold to wish for good luck and prosperity, but it has only become a trend in Vietnam over the past recent years (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 6Many gold shops in Hanoi attract customers from early morning (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 7Many gold shops in Hanoi attract customers from early morning (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 8People queue in front of major gold shops on Tran Nhan Tong Street, dubbed the biggest gold streets in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 9Most of the shops do not open until 6:30 a.m. (local time) (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 10(Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 11Nguyen Van Hung (Yen So, Hanoi) has stood in line since 1 a.m. on February 14 to buy gold (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 12Nguyen Van Hung (Yen So, Hanoi) has stood in line since 1 a.m. on February 14 to buy gold (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 13Legend has it that the God of Wealth returns to heaven on the 10th day of the lunar new year, so Vietnamese people have a tradition of buying gold on that day for luck and prosperity throughout the year (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 14To meet the increased demand for gold, many gold companies across the country have prepared a variety of products in different shapes and sizes (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 15In addition to traditional products such as figurines representing the God of Wealth and those with Phuc (Happiness), Loc (Prosperity), Tai (Wealth) and Tho (Longevity) written on them, gold companies have also launched other items featuring the pig as 2019 is the Year of the Pig (Photo: VNA)
Gold market heats up on God of Wealth Day ảnh 16(Photo: VNA)
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