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Halloween atmosphere coming early to Vietnamese capital

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VOV.VN - Though Halloween 2023 is just more than a week to go, the famous toy market street of Hang Ma in the capital of Hanoi is bustling with spooky decorations on offer.
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The toy market is displaying many colorful, unique and horror toys for decorations in the lead up to Halloween falling on October 31 night.
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In recent years, Halloween has been welcomed by many people, especially young people, and the market serving this festival has also become more diverse.
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Spooky costumes for the festival flood selling stalls along the toy market street.
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Halloween is associated with spooky decorations, including scary skulls
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Halloween features two main colors - orange and black. The best-selling items at the moment are pumpkin-shaped candy baskets and decorated pumpkin lanterns.
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These items vary in prices, ranging from a few dozens to several hundreds of thousands of Vietnam Dong, or even millions of Vietnam Dong (VND).
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The most popular items are pumpkin-shaped candy baskets and decorated pumpkin lanterns, costing from VND70,000 - 150,000 each, while simple masks cost from VND30,000-60,000/piece, and ghost masks cost from VND120,000-350,000/piece depending on size.
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Pumpkin lanterns are indispensable during Halloween, costing VND70,000 – 150,000 each.
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Many of the eerie decorations of the Halloween festival are simulated in quite detail, scaring passers-by, especially children.
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To attract customers, many stores also decorate their facades with elaborate, horror-filled colours.
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Foreign visitors enjoy the colorful and spooky space that shows the genuine spirit of Halloween.
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Such colourfully decorated stores become favourite check-in spots for travelers.
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Though Halloween is celebrated overseas, it has been welcomed by young people in Vietnam for years.
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Halloween items are on display until the end of October, and after that Christmas items will replace till the New Year holiday.
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