The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!Īn old bike installed with lanterns is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019.Editor's note: Wang Yan is a senior specialist at the National Institute of Educational Sciences.

Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĪn old bike installed with lanterns is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĪ star-shaped lantern is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĪ metal den keo quan is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĪ den keo quan is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĪ ceramic den keo quan is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Lion heads of lion dance costume are on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019.

Traditional toys are on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Lanterns are on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĪ traditional drum is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĪ set of traditional toys is on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019.

Paper toys are on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. These activities will run until September 8, while the toy exhibition will remain until the middle of this month.īelow are photos of traditional Mid-Autumn Festival toys displayed at Thang Long Imperial Citadel. They will also be able to join many folk games such as seesaw, swinging, slides, triangular hills climbing, and bamboo pole dance. Photo: Thien Dieu / Tuoi TreĬhildren and adults alike can watch lion dances, listen to folk songs, make mooncakes, the festival’s must-have delicacy, as well as learning to make traditional toys such as paper mask and kites, and to he, or dough figurines. Traditional drums are on display at a Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, September 6, 2019. These were indispensable parts of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations of children in the pre-Internet time. The event provides a touch of nostalgia with an exhibition of traditional toys rarely seen in today’s time, such as drums, masks, star-shaped lanterns, and den keo quan or lanterns with vivid rotating images on the outside cover. Meanwhile, young visitors will have a chance to know how their grandparents and parents observed the full-moon festival. On this occasion, the program titled “Festive Drums of Autumn Moon” kicked off at Thang Long Imperial Citadel on Friday, particularly aiming at helping adults to indulge in enjoyable recollection of the festival celebrations in their childhood. This year’s festival, considered one of the biggest celebrations for children in Vietnam, falls on September 13. Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in some Asian countries including Vietnam, China and South Korean on the 15th day of the eighth Lunar month every year.

A program ongoing in Hanoi is taking visitors through a walk down the memory lane with a wide range of activities depicting how Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated in the past, with a collection of traditional handmade toys for children being the event highlight.

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