Chinese Painter Giving Street Blessings Saigon, Vietnam

With the New Year fast approaching here in Vietnam, the streets are alive with people preparing for the Tet celebrations. Tet is what Christmas is to westerners.

Lunar New Year will be from 15th February and last for about five days. So right now everywhere you go, it's busy!

Last night I visited District 5, I attended an Art Exhibition about a particular culture that I will share in another post later today after I edit my photos. If you read my post from the other day Ancient Ba Thien Hau Pagoda, Saigon Vietnam 🇻🇳 you will know that District 5 is known as Chinatown. So driving around here, the streets are buzzing with Tet fever!

This one man caught my attention; he was sitting under a hanging lamp on the street side as the world passed by. Painting using a long wooden paintbrush, I watched as he delicately loads up the brush in his bowl of golden paint, before expertly writing from top to bottom Chinese characters. With a flick of his wrist here and there, the results were a wonderfully crafted piece of art.

This man only does this once per year! Specifically for Tet. People will buy these for good luck and success. Many will hang the piece in their business on New Years Day; this is a sign of good fortune.

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Derek

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