(HBO)- Five-fruit tray is an indispensable part for Vietnamese traditional Tet. Painting Tet pictures and calligraphy on polemos, melons and coconut fruits is a new trend for Hoa Binh people. Sticking with the passion for painting for a long time, 3 years ago, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nong, group 12, Thinh Lang ward (Hoa Binh city) boldly tried to work on drawing calligraphy on fruits, creating new and unique products to attract people.

She was the first person to bring the movement of calligraphy on fruits to Hoa Binh city.

Each product is drawn in about 15-20 minutes depending on the difficulty and the fussiness of the patterns. On average, she produces 100 products per day. Each fruit after finishing is 150,000 - 200,000 VND. Most of the customers’ orders are from Hanoi, customers in the province are not many. They have mainly ordered for the Lunar New Year. Each product is polished and meticulously made by Mrs. Nong from the stage of picking fruits, choosing the paint and the painting color, to covering the lines on the drawings to match and stand out. She herself directly cut polemo fruits in Tan Lac district. Currently, due to the increasing demand of the customers, she imported Tien Vua pomelos in Tuyen Quang province. These fruits presented on the five- fruit tray look eye-catching, unique and strange.

 

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nong painted calligraphy with the word "Loc"(Wealth) on Tien Vua pomelos according to the orders

In order to paint after drying faster, some places often bring to drying, but Ms. Nong chose to dry naturally. It takes a long time to wait, but the quality is much better. The fruit will not be withered and burnt and it will take a long time to be damaged. The material to create a complete product is simple, only fruit, non-toxic acrylic paint and a bit of purl to cover the surface of calligraphy. Textures favored by customers are cherry blossoms, apricot flowers and calligraphy letters "Phuc", (Happiness)  "Loc"(Wealth), "Tho" (Long Age) ... The main color is red - the color of peace, luck. Besides there is a yellow color of apricot blossom and green shoots of trees.

This year, the number of orders is more than 1,000 ones, estimating that the number of orders will be more when it is near Tet holiday. Due to the increasing demand of customers, Ms. Nong will try to draw on many different kinds of fruits and create more patterns in the coming time.

 

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