2024 is Year of the Wood Dragon;
Lucky charms available in Binondo
Lucky charms available in Binondo
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00:00 In just one more week, we will bid farewell to the year 2023.
00:04 As we usher in 2024, known as the year of the wood dragon,
00:08 a growing number of people are flocking to Binondo to grab their lucky charms.
00:12 Rod Laguzad tells us more.
00:14 After the Christmas celebration, people are now preparing in welcoming the new year.
00:21 And of course, lucky charms are part of it.
00:23 2024 is the year of the wood dragon.
00:25 Here at Binondo, Manila, there is a variety of lucky charms.
00:29 Lady who came all the way from Taytay, Rizal are in Umpin buying lucky charms as early as now.
00:34 Because it's the year of the dragon, a variety of dragon designs are available to choose from.
00:54 Different sizes of dragon image displays range from 100 pesos
00:57 for the small ones all the way to the big ones going for 1,900 pesos.
01:02 Dragon designs that can be hung on doors cost 3 for 100 pesos,
01:06 while others range from 35 pesos to 240 pesos each.
01:09 The price of fortune plant is 400 pesos up to 1,600 pesos depending on size.
01:15 Ampao can be bought for 40 to 50 pesos here,
01:17 while other lucky charm keychains in the store are 50 pesos each.
01:21 Also, there are many people buying the popular Chinese rice cake,
01:24 Tikoy, which symbolizes strong family ties because of its stickiness.
01:28 Its price ranges from 150 pesos to over 200 pesos depending on size and can be bought
01:34 in different flavors and also believed to bring luck around fruits.
01:38 But sales at the moment are slow and have yet to pick up.
01:40 With apple and kiwi that can be bought at three pieces for 100 pesos,
01:54 while oranges are 200 pesos per three pieces, pomelo sells for 150 pesos per kilo,
01:59 melon is 120 pesos per kilo, while dragon fruit fetches for 300 pesos a kilo.
02:05 Junior hopes that as the new year approaches,
02:07 more people will buy their fruits to help him earn more.
02:10 Rod Leguized, for the nation.