Buddha’s hand fruit, or finger citron, a special product in Dac So commune, Hoai Duc district, Hanoi are believed to have a spiritual meaning symbolizing good fortune to every family when the Lunar New Year festival or Tet comes.


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Good-looking Buddha's hand fruit are often sold at good prices, becoming a typical kind of fruit widely chosen by many families to prepare a fruit tray for Tet celebration.






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Buddha’s hand is one of five fruits that may be laid out on the tray to decorate for Lunar New Year celebration. They include green bananas, Buddha’s hand, watermelons, oranges, apples.






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Finger citron symbolises one's wish for the protection of supernatural powers and ancestors.






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According to planters, each finger citron costs around VND200,000-VND500,000.






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Flowers of the Buddha's hand.






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The fruits are wrapped carefully in soft paper and transported to many parts of the country.


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