Overwhelmed by the colorful "ghostly" Hang Ma Street welcoming Halloween

In mid-October, Hang Ma Street, Hanoi - a street famous for selling festival items, once again "transformed" into a paradise of mysterious and spooky colors, ready to welcome Halloween 2025 in a bustling and brilliant atmosphere.

Right after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hang Ma Street has changed its appearance, pedestrians can feel a different atmosphere, skulls are hidden under the lights, witch masks are hung all over the walkways, "devil" pumpkins have all kinds of strange shapes, black cloaks, pointed hats, and even ghostly lanterns flashing red-orange light. The space of Hang Ma Street becomes mysterious, attractive and no less creepy.

Bustling atmosphere of sightseeing and shopping on Hang Ma Street.

The stalls display and decorate many models of skulls, bones, chains, pumpkin lanterns... making Hang Ma street space full of "ghosts".

International visitors enjoy experiencing and taking photos of the Halloween festival atmosphere on Hang Ma Street.

The booth is decorated in a unique and mysterious "pumpkin cave" style.

Shop owners on Hang Ma Street said that this year, Halloween goods were imported earlier, more diverse and more eye-catching than in previous years. Many items designed specifically for children such as mini witch hats, glowing plastic pumpkins, or cartoon character costumes with "ghostly" elements are selling very well.

Many stores are displaying both Mid-Autumn Festival toys and Halloween decorations.

The creepy models make passersby startled.

Not only a shopping destination, Hang Ma Street these days has also become a famous "virtual living" place in Hanoi . Many young people invest in costumes, dressing up as vampires, zombies, witches... and posing in front of elaborately arranged "creepy" backgrounds.

Halloween is still more than two weeks away, but on Hang Ma Street, the festival has already begun. More and more people flock to the small street to buy, sell, exchange goods, take photos... making the space even more bustling.

Halloween 2025 decoration items are diverse in designs, styles and prices, creating novelty compared to previous years.

Halloween decorations make a big impression at night.

People start shopping for decorations and celebrate Halloween early.

Interestingly, amidst the bustling Halloween atmosphere, many shops on Hang Ma Street have begun to clean up and rearrange their stalls to prepare for Christmas - one of the busiest festivals at the end of the year. Behind the rows of spooky masks, people have seen glimpses of Santa Claus light boxes, reindeer, pine trees and glittering tinsel being brought out from the warehouse.

Some stores cleverly combine decorations for both seasons at the same time, one side is a space full of Halloween, the other side has begun to appear warm Christmas lights. This makes Hang Ma even more special, like a unique seasonal transition between horror and warmth, between the "mysterious" autumn and the approaching cold winter.

Some stores are clearing out Mid-Autumn Festival items to switch to displaying and decorating for Halloween and Christmas 2025.

The sparkling balls on Hang Ma Street signal that Christmas is approaching.

Residents and visitors to Hang Ma Street not only experience the Halloween atmosphere, but can also “book tickets early” for the upcoming Christmas - Noel 2025 journey. It can be said that Hang Ma Street is always flexible and changes quickly to keep up with the colorful and emotional year-end festival series.

The Doan/News and Ethnic Newspaper

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/anh/choang-ngop-pho-hang-ma-ngap-tran-sac-mau-ma-mi-don-halloween-20251010170326756.htm