The countryside is bustling with people making Chung cakes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

These days, people in many localities in Thanh Chuong, Do Luong... join hands to contribute funds to organize the making of Chung cakes to give to children to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the photo: People in My Son hamlet, Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong) prepare banana leaves to wrap Chung cakes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Huy Thu

After the village chief announced the specific time for wrapping the cakes on the loudspeaker, people from the villages gathered at the cultural house and enthusiastically participated in wrapping the cakes. My Son village, Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong) slaughtered a pig, prepared more than 100 kilograms of sticky rice, and organized the wrapping of 400 Chung cakes to give to children, lonely elderly people in the village, and children returning from far away to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Huy Thu

The bustling, exciting atmosphere, imbued with village spirit and neighborly love, was evident on the faces of many people in the hamlets when they participated and joined hands to make the Tet holiday of the children complete. Photo: Huy Thu

This year, Thuan Son commune (Do Luong district) has 2 hamlets wrapping Chung cakes to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, Thuan Dong and Thuan Phu. Thuan Dong hamlet alone wrapped 500 cakes. Since the morning of September 8, people in the hamlet have started wrapping cakes with all the ingredients: sticky rice, pork, green beans, pickled onions... Photo: Huy Thu

Banh chung and banh tet are made from sticky rice, green beans, pork, and banana leaves from the home garden. They are the collective effort of the whole neighborhood, containing all the love and affection everyone has for the children. Photo: Huy Thu

After wrapping the cakes, people bring large pots to cook right in the middle of the yard of the cultural house or bring them to each house to cook. The night of cooking Chung cakes to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival will be a festival night for adults and children in the villages. Photo: Huy Thu

Not only wrapping banh chung, people in My Son hamlet, Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong) also practice performing arts with traditional musical instruments such as drums, small drums, shovels, and even trays... to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with children. Photo: Huy Thu

Young people organize art practice, design palanquins carrying Uncle Ho's picture, make star lanterns... to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival at the commune headquarters and hamlets. Photo: Huy Thu

In some localities, people also joined hands to set up camps and design unique camp gates to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming to all villages in Nghe An. Depending on specific conditions, localities organize Tet celebrations for children in the most appropriate way. Mr. Ngo Quoc Quyen - Head of My Son Hamlet, Thanh Yen Commune excitedly shared: "After 2 years of temporary lull due to the Covid-19 epidemic, this year, with the spirit of solidarity and volunteerism, the people of My Son Hamlet will organize a lively, bustling, practical and meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival, hoping that the children will have a full, warm and joyful Tet." Photo: Huy Thu