The Vieng Market Spring Festival 2026 (Year of the Horse) will take place from the evening of February 22nd to 24th (the 6th to 8th day of the first lunar month). Organizing the festival over three days is considered a new feature compared to previous years, allowing visitors more time to experience the unique traditional spring atmosphere of the Northern Vietnamese countryside.

Vu Ban commune ( Ninh Binh province) has long been known as a land of culture and heroism, the birthplace of the Tam Phu Mother Goddess worship of the Vietnamese people - a UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage of humanity. From this sacred land, every spring, Vieng Market appears as a "marriage of heaven and earth".

According to popular belief, Vieng Market is not simply a place for buying and selling goods, but also a place to express hopes for a peaceful, prosperous, and abundant new year. That's why it's popularly known as the market where people "buy good luck and sell bad luck."

According to observations by reporters from the People's Army Newspaper at the Vieng Spring Market in 2026, miniature versions of farming tools such as traps, baskets, and sieves were in high demand.

Traditional fishing tools made of bamboo are attracting customers.
These are miniature products intended for display in the home, symbolizing a wish for a prosperous and peaceful new year.
A set includes a sieve, a net, a basket, and a pestle.
Each product is adorned with a red ribbon.
The stall owner adjusted the baskets.
The scene was bustling with buying and selling activity.
A pretty little basket costs 20,000 dong.
Young women invite tourists to buy fishing nets, traps, baskets, etc.
Traditional fishing tools made of bamboo are sold everywhere.
Ms. Bui Hai Yen (left) and Ms. Dang Thi Bich Mai (right), from Ha Bang commune, Hanoi, arrived at Vieng market early to buy fishing nets, baskets, etc., to hang in their homes.
The basket is believed by locals to hold wealth and good fortune.
A young boy accompanies his parents to "buy luck and sell misfortune".
The joy of a large family in Phu Ly ward, Ninh Binh province, upon acquiring many fishing nets, traps, and baskets.
The joy of a tourist buying a set of fishing nets, baskets, and other fishing gear.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung (Phu Ly ward, Ninh Binh province) believes that the fish trap will bring him much wealth and good fortune in 2026.
A tourist bought a large basket.
The stalls selling traditional bamboo fishing tools are operating at full capacity.
Tourists boast about having "bought good luck and sold bad luck".
Bringing good fortune home.
Tourists from Nho Quan commune (Ninh Binh province) were delighted with the products such as fishing nets, traps, and mini baskets.
The mini pedal boat is a favorite among tourists.
The young couple were delighted by the traditional products of their ancestors.
The carrying pole is a characteristic image of the Northern Vietnamese countryside.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/van-hoa/doi-song/dom-do-gio-hut-khach-o-cho-vieng-1027371