Dan Lai children enjoy the "Loving Moon" festival night.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the night of September 26th (August 14th in the lunar calendar), for the first time, children in the Dan Lai resettlement area in Thach Ngan commune, Con Cuong district, enjoyed a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration with the theme "Loving Moon," organized by journalists from the Nghe An Joint Journalists Club and philanthropists.

Thach Ngan commune, Con Cuong district, is home to four ethnic groups: Thai, Dan Lai, Hoa, and Kinh. Among them, Thach Son village is a resettlement area for the Dan Lai ethnic group, who moved from Mon Son commune, comprising 50 households and 320 people. The rugged terrain and difficult living conditions mean that the children in Thach Son have never experienced the Mid-Autumn Festival, carrying star-shaped lanterns, or enjoying festive feasts.

Children from the Dan Lai resettlement area in Thach Ngan commune perform cultural shows on the Mid-Autumn Festival night.

This year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Nghe An Journalists' Association organized the "Loving Moon" moon festival in Thach Son village with the hope of helping the Dan Lai children have a warm and loving Mid-Autumn Festival.

For the first time, the children got to carry lanterns and enjoy a feast with the legendary figure of Cuoi.

Besides the joy of celebrating with feasts and lantern parades, the academically gifted children in Thach Son also received 60 scholarships, each worth 500,000 VND, from the Nghe An Joint Press Club; 50 other disadvantaged children received gifts from benefactors.

Representatives of the Nghe An Journalists' Association presented gifts to underprivileged children who excelled in their studies.

On this occasion, the Nghe An Journalists' Association donated 500 gift packages to students in disadvantaged remote villages in Thach Ngan commune; BIDV Bank, Nghe An branch, donated 10 million VND to poor children in the commune. The entire "Loving Moon" program for Dan Lai ethnic minority children, totaling 150 million VND, was supported by individuals in the Nghe An Journalists' Association, TH Milk Group, BIDV Bank, Nafoods Group Joint Stock Company, and other individuals and organizations.

BIDV Bank Nghe An branch presents gifts to children in Thach Ngan commune.

This is the second time that reporters and journalists based in President Ho Chi Minh's hometown have brought the Mid-Autumn Festival to underprivileged children. Last year, the festival was held for Mong ethnic minority children in Que Phong district.

Xuan Hoa