Vietnam Lives the Full Mid-Autumn Festival (+ Photos)

Although the festival is also known as the Full Moon Festival this year to celebrate it on September 10, the celebrations began days ago in many locations in the country.

In this capital, the festival opened last September 2 in front of the busy central Dong Xuan market, with a program that included a week-long display of traditional games and traditional games for Vietnamese children such as star-shaped lanterns, barrels, tent lamps and masks.

There were also reciprocal meetings with artisans, performances of dance groups and children’s fashion shows, among others.

Nearby, Phung Hung Mural Street is adorned with traditional festival games, and an exhibition at Ma May’s Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet is open to the public at the Heritage House at 87 Ma May Street. Vietnam.

But, perhaps no other street in this city achieves such a colorful and bustling appearance as Hang Ma; Atmosphere of a real family party, according to Nhan Dan newspaper, parents buy traditional toys for their children with the aim of making them happy, but also to preserve the culture of the nation.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is also an opportunity to help orphans and families in difficult circumstances, such as in Ho Chi Minh City, where more than 400 tons of basic materials will be distributed for this purpose.

During the ceremony to receive the valuable donation, the head of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee in that southern city, Tran Kim Yen, said that this year’s celebration comes after the city witnessed a fierce war against Covid. Many human losses and material difficulties.

In Ho Chi Minh City, Kim Yen recalls that the epidemic has left more than 2,500 orphans, of whom 115 have lost their parents, and about 380 elderly people are living alone due to the disease.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is an opportunity for children to gather with their families and friends and enjoy the warm and joyful atmosphere of the occasion, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote the day before in a congratulatory message to children across the country and overseas.

The President expressed his wish that the children would continue to put effort into their studies, so that they could contribute to building a country that is many times richer and stronger, like the country that President Ho Chi Minh dreamed of.

He also urged the call for practical measures to be taken to care for minors, especially orphans, those who live in difficult conditions and those who reside in remote, border and island areas, so that everyone can develop in an integrated manner and live in a safe and secure environment. healthy.

Omani Rial / MB