Nostalgia for old Mid-Autumn toys
(Baonghean.vn) - Mid-Autumn toys are an indispensable part of the Mid-Autumn Festival - Children's Festival. Over time, many old Mid-Autumn toys have become nothing more than memories...
1. The paper doctor
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Since ancient times, Vietnamese people have always valued education, so in the Mid-Autumn Festival, they always display a paper doctor to wish children to study hard and achieve great success. For children, the paper doctor is also an interesting Mid-Autumn toy, both for display and to be carried around the streets with friends. |
2. Lion head
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Lion heads are also an indispensable toy during the ancient Mid-Autumn Festival. This type of lion head used for dancing comes in many sizes and is still widely produced and sold today. |
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This type of lion head is used for display, not for dancing, and is almost no longer produced today. |
3. Paper mache mask
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Paper mache masks are still produced today but face strong competition from Chinese masks with eye-catching designs and cheaper prices. Making a paper mache mask is an elaborate process that includes many stages such as making molds, laminating paper, drying, coloring... |
4. Lantern
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The lantern is a unique toy, likened to an automatic shadow puppet show. When the candle is lit, the images drawn in the lantern will appear on the surface of the lamp like a shadow puppet and rotate due to the force of the hot air flow created by the flame. |
5. Folding lamp
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Folding lanterns are a simple form of Mid-Autumn lanterns that children can make themselves with colored paper with a little bit of manual dexterity. |
6. The Paper Man
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The paper puppet is a simple Mid-Autumn toy but was also loved by children in the past. Besides the paper puppet, there are also many other lively paper animals such as chickens, carps, etc. |
7. He plays the stick and looks at the moon
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The moon-watching stick is an interesting toy controlled by strings like a puppet, today only produced in very limited quantities in some craft villages in Hanoi. |
8. To he
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From familiar materials such as rice flour, food coloring, bamboo sticks, all kinds of to he figurines show the creativity and technique of the people who created them. To he is one of the few folk toys that still exist today. |
9. Tinplate Ship
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Tinplate boats, a toy that is not traditional but also bears the creativity of the Vietnamese people. From discarded, shapeless pieces of iron, through the hands of artisans, they become vivid and strangely beautiful. |
10. Star lantern
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Traditional star lanterns have become symbolic toys for the Mid-Autumn Festival. |
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