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Every year, ten days before Tet, hundreds of farmers from Huong Hoa District in Quang Tri Province, who specialize in growing Siamese bananas, bring their produce to the Tan Long banana market for sale. On special occasions like Tet, Vietnamese people carry out ancestor worship rituals by burning incense and making offerings of food and fruit on the family altar. Bananas are a popular choice for these offerings in northern and central Vietnam, according to the Vietnam News Agency. Income for a bountiful Tet Considered the largest market of its kind in central Vietnam, the Tan Long banana market buzzed with activity as hundreds of people from across Huong Hoa District gathered early Tuesday morning to sell Siamese bananas – a favorite local offering for ancestor worship before Tet.  With wooden bars fixed to the front and back of their motorcycles, each of these sellers can carry up to ten bushels of bananas. On the same day, Ho Van Khe, a resident of Thanh Commune, carried fo...