MOON FESTIVAL LANTERNS
October 2 - Many important events are based on the lunar calendar, and one special day, the fifteenth day of the 8th lunar month, is set aside to celebrate the Mid-Autumn or Moon Festival (September-October). According to the people of Vietnam, this is the day of the year when the moon shines the largest and brightest, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of Autumn.
The Lantern Festival is a public holiday and families enjoy an evening moon gazing while drinking tea and munching on moon cakes. Children meanwhile, make lanterns out of bamboo and color papers, parading through the streets singing songs. Houses with doors open will welcome the children and give out candies or prizes.
To celebrate the festival, our class read a story about the traditions of the Moon Festival. We also made paper lanterns and hung them from the class ceiling. In our class, Mr. Pham had made lanterns and paraded with other children when he was a child. A number of students also participated in Moon Lantern Festival activities in their communities.
The Lantern Festival is a public holiday and families enjoy an evening moon gazing while drinking tea and munching on moon cakes. Children meanwhile, make lanterns out of bamboo and color papers, parading through the streets singing songs. Houses with doors open will welcome the children and give out candies or prizes.
To celebrate the festival, our class read a story about the traditions of the Moon Festival. We also made paper lanterns and hung them from the class ceiling. In our class, Mr. Pham had made lanterns and paraded with other children when he was a child. A number of students also participated in Moon Lantern Festival activities in their communities.
