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Vietnamese, Philippine first ladies tour Hanoi Old Quarter’s traditional flower market

President Vo Van Thuong’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam guided Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos, the spouse of visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, in a tour around the Hanoi Old Quarter and Hang Luoc street, the venue of one of the oldest and typical flower market in the capital city during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
Vietnamese, Philippine first ladies tour Hanoi Old Quarter’s traditional flower market ảnh 1President Vo Van Thuong’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam (in pink) and Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos (in red), the spouse of visiting Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr tour Hang Luoc flower market (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam guided Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos, the spouse of visiting Philippine President Ferdinand RomualdezMarcos Jr, in a tour around the Hanoi Old Quarter andHang Luoc street, the venue of one of the oldest and typical flower market inthe capital city during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

The two took a walk through streets and explored the Old Quarter and popular flowers during Tet.The host briefed the guest on cherry blossoms, a traditional kind of flowerthat is present in the houses of Vietnamese people in the north during Tet.

Vietnamese, Philippine first ladies tour Hanoi Old Quarter’s traditional flower market ảnh 2Vietnamese, Philippine first ladies explore Tet products in Phung Hung street (Photo: VNA)
Hang Luoc flower market has formed part of the unique culture of residents in theHanoi Old Quarter as well as the capital city. The market convenes only once ina year, spanning from the 15th day to the last day of the last lunarmonth. 

The two ladies then visited stalls selling Tet products where they were introduced to the traditional craft of makingincense, as well as the types of the product used in each traditional Vietnameseholiday and Tet. After enjoying their tea, they got pieces of calligraphy featuringVietnamese words of "Phuc An" and "Hoa An", which mean “Luckand Peace” and “Harmony and Peace,” respectively.

Both Vietnamese and Philippine people celebrate Lunar New Year./.
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