People in Hanoi have already gone shopping for all kinds of votive offerings including paper Ipads or luxury cars in preparation for the oncoming Vu Lan Festival.
On Hang Ma Street, mini houses and villas are on display, showing detailed decorations, priced up to VND500,000 (USD24).
Car and motorbike offerings often costs VND120,000-300,000.
Several shops also receive orders to make vehicles of famous brands for customers who want something more luxurious.
People often burn hi-tech items of so that the dead can also enjoy and experience the life similar to the living. Many shops even offer paper Ipads and Iphones, along with a wireless adapter for a full package.
The Vu Lan and the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits are celebrated on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month, the month devoted the spirits of the dead.
