Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the Vietnamese community abroad enthusiastically organizes many meaningful activities for children as a way to educate about the traditional culture of the nation.
| Eindhoven is a famous industrial city in the Netherlands. There are over 200 Vietnamese people studying, living and working here. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an annual event held in Eindhoven for families and children to interact, meet and preserve the good traditions of the Vietnamese people. Photo: Thu Anh/Thu Huyen |
| Held on the evening of September 26, this year’s program had the participation of more than 30 families, students and nearly 40 children. The mid-autumn lanterns were made by parents together a week in advance so that their children could have a complete Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Thu Anh/Thu Huyen |
| A small corner of the "moon-watching" tray of Vietnamese children in Eindhoven. The products were all prepared by the mothers themselves. Photo: Thu Anh/Thu Huyen |
| In addition to the feast, the children also participated in many different games, such as tug of war. Photo: Thu Anh/Thu Huyen |
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| The Vietnamese word-matching contest is a quite exciting activity in this year's program. Preserving the Vietnamese language is considered a top concern of Vietnamese parents in Eindhoven. Photo: Thu Anh/Thu Huyen |
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| Children are extremely excited with Vietnamese folk toys. Photo: Thu Anh/Thu Huyen |
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| In the US, the Vietnamese community in Little Saigon, Orange County, Southern California, yesterday also organized a Mid-Autumn Festival for children. This activity is maintained every year to help children understand more about the traditional culture of the nation. The lively lion dance performance added to the excitement. Photo: Tuy Can |
| The children's performance "Drum Rice" received enthusiastic support from the audience. Photo: Tuy Can |
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| The excitement and joy were evident on the children's faces. Photo: Tuy Can |
According to VNE
