The Mid-Autumn Festival 2008

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September 13th 2008

Published: September 12th 2008

The Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết trung thu) is a special day for Vietnamese children. It’s celebrated on the 15th day of August based on the lunar calendar. On this day, the moon is considered the brightest during the year. The festival involves the customs of moon looking, procession of lights (parading with lanterns shaped as moon and stars), lion dance, as well as eating moon cakes and fruits a... Read Full Entry

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Moon cake boxes

Hàng Mã street

Two men are selling animals made of colorful dough and bamboo.

Some paper lanterns

Two types of moon cakes

Hàng Mã street in the Old Quarter

The banner means "The Mid-Autumn Festival in the Old Quarter from 5 to 14 September 2008".

Paper lanterns

Dogs made of grapefruits

These people are making lovely dogs from the inner portions of grapefruits.

Some traditional lanterns

The sign "Bán đèn trời" means this place is selling the lanterns, which we place candle inside and let them fly up to the sky at night.

Some moon cake shops in Hanoi

These shops were open before the Mid-Autumn Festival to sell the moon cakes.

These crowns for little girls

Hàng Mã street in the Old Quarter

This is the only place in Hanoi where the laterns, toys, drums, lion heads, masks etc., are sold before and during the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are some vendors going along Hanoi's streets and selling star shaped lanterns.

Musical stage

A musical stage is set up in front of Đồng Xuân market in Hanoi's Old Quarter. On evening 13 September, there is musical performance by the children.

Two types of moon cakes

"Bánh dẻo" (white cake) and "Bánh nướng" (brown cake) are the two types of moon cakes that we eat during the festival. The cakes are filled with sweet and salty mixture inside them.

Paper lanterns

Hàng Mã street in the Old Quarter

So many people during the festival time. They go to buy the lanterns, toys etc.

Hàng Mã street

One of the traditional lanterns

"Đèn kéo quân" or "Đèn cù" is the latern, which spins around when a candle is placed inside it and we can view the pictures in the light.

Moon cakes

My company presents me a box of "Bánh nướng" (brown moon cake). These cakes are made by a 5 star hotel, so often a box consists of 8 small cakes. The mixture inside the cakes is eggs and bean or sweet potato.

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