Vientiane (VNA) – A Mid-Autumn Festival celebration was held in Vientiane, Laos on September 17, gathering a large number of Vietnamese children in the neighbouring country.
The annual celebration, which is awaited by Vietnamese children with excitement, has become a cultural event bringing Vietnamese culture closer to people in Vientiane.
At the event, participants enjoyed art performances, and joined quizzes. The Mid-Autumn Festival or Full-moon Festival is a festive occasion for children. It is held annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year. This year, the festival falls on September 17.
According to the organising board, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a chance to spread love, bringing a warm festival to children and giving them better understanding of the meaning of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival night, as well as the good customs and morals of the Vietnamese people and the nation of Vietnam.
On the occasion, the organising board presented 200 scholarships and many gifts to children at the event to encourage them to study hard and rise, becoming good students and good grandsons and granddaughters of Uncle Ho.
At the event, participants lighted candles to commemorate victims of Typhoon Yagi, which recently caused severe damage across several northern provinces of Vietnam./.
