What is the difference between the Mid-Autumn Festival then and now?
(Baonghean.vn) - The atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival is knocking on the doors of every house from the countryside to the streets. However, each era is different, going through the dust of time, the Mid-Autumn Festival in the past and present has changes associated with people's lives.
1. Mid-Autumn Festival toys
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In the past, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the image of fathers whittling bamboo to make lanterns, mothers setting up trays of food, and children eagerly listening to grandmothers telling Mid-Autumn stories became very familiar to children. Nowadays, without having to spend much effort to make them, children are always bought by their parents lanterns of various colors, styles, with trendy functions such as lighting, playing music... |
2. Moon Cake
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In the past, moon cakes had only two types: baked cakes with mixed fillings and soft cakes with mixed fillings. The fillings were made with meat and Chinese sausage. The cakes were so sweet that they burned the throat, but every child eagerly waited for the party to be broken so that their mother could cut them a piece of cake to eat. Nowadays, moon cakes are very different from the past. The fillings are made smooth and soft, not crunchy like in the past. In addition, many types of cakes are imported from abroad, causing traditional cake shops to no longer appear much. |
3. Old Mid-Autumn Festival venues
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In the past, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, everywhere you could hear the sounds of children singing, beating drums, carrying lanterns and dancing lions. Families would sit in the yard together to watch the moon, then go out to the streets to celebrate the festival with everyone, an extremely joyful scene. Nowadays, fathers and mothers can only take their children to nearby parks, amusement parks, bustling shopping centers or streets specializing in selling Mid-Autumn toys to let them know what Mid-Autumn Festival is like, what Mid-Autumn Festival has to offer, to join the crowd to admire the beautiful lantern streets. |
4. Mid-Autumn Festival tray
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The Mid-Autumn Festival tray in the past did not have many things to display, only including a pair of moon cakes, candies, some seasonal fruits such as grapefruit, persimmon, and some simple candies... but all were skillfully arranged by mothers and sisters. It was simple but everyone was happy and bustling. Nowadays, the Mid-Autumn Festival tray has dozens of types of candies, both domestic and foreign, the fruits are not only persimmons and grapefruit but also grapes, mangosteens... Not to mention that mothers also painstakingly cut them into strange shapes. The Mid-Autumn Festival tray is therefore more sparkling and eye-catching. |
5. Mid-Autumn Festival feast
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In the past, families would celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together, watching the moon, then going out to the streets to celebrate the traditional New Year, with lanterns and fragrant moon cakes. Nowadays, every time the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, there are no longer warm evenings sitting at home together, but instead, the way young people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and go out on the night has become newer and more trendy. Many people even choose to go to bars, clubs to have fun with friends,... or go to parties at restaurants, eateries... |
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