(VOVworld) – 5 days ahead of the lunar New Year Festival, Hanoi streets are crowded with people busy shopping for Tet or preparing for their Valentine celebrations. VOV’s Le Phuong reports….
Gifts for Valentine Day, which falls on Saturday, February 14th, are on sale everywhere in major streets of Hanoi. Chocolate boxes, heart-shape pillows, teddy bears, and twin ceramic mugs are much sought after by young people. At a souvenir shop on Ton That Tung street, Vuong Duc An, a staff of Ocean Bank, is looking for a gift for his girlfriend. He told VOV: "Valentine is a special occasion for everyone to show how much they love and care for their loved ones. I’m looking for a small yet meaningful present for my girlfriend on this occasion."
Nguyen Van Cuong chose a heart-shaped wrist lace for his girlfriend: "Valentine Day also marks our anniversary so we will arrange everything a bit to make this celebration more romantic. On this day, I think men should do more to please their women."
Duong Thu Huyen made a cake covered with chocolate and knitted a woolen scarf as Valentine presents for her boyfriend.She said: "There’s a saying that the way to the man’s heart is through his stomach so I decided that I’ll cook some favorite dishes for him on this occasion. I think home-cook food and handmade gifts are ideal way to express one’s love."
This Valentine season, Ha Phuong Trang and Do Tung Duong were busy preparing for their wedding day which falls exactly on Valentine Day, February 14th. Trang said they chose this day because it marks their 6th anniversary of first meeting each other and 5th anniversary of falling in love. Trang told VOV: "We chose this day our wedding day as we want it forever be our most special day in the year. The biggest and most meaningful gifts we will give each other on this occasion are our wedding rings. As our celebrations are very close to the lunar New Year festival, we’re very excited and extremely busy preparing for both important events. As we’re very happy, we don’t feel tired at all."
For those who are still single, they have prepared their own ways to enjoy themselves. Tran Thu Ha, a student of National Economics University, is one of them. Ha said: "This day, I’ll treat myself better by shopping things I like and eat delicious food. I’ll spend my Valentine evening watching movie, reading books or listening to music. I think that’s pretty romantic for me."