Traditional toy making village bustling as Mid-autumn festival nears

The days of waiting for summer-autumn rice to bloom, for the people in Ong Hao village (also known as Hao village) at Lieu Xa commune, Yen My district, Hung Yen, is not leisure time. From the sixth and seventh lunar month of the year, every house in the village becomes very busy making toys for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Entering the village at this time, through the gate of Ong Hao village, visitors can feel the bustling atmosphere with the sound of carving, drums and laughter. (Photo: VNA)

Scrap paperboard and paper are "enchanted" to become the paper masks. Even the glue used for paper backing is made from cassava starch, making it user-friendly. (Photo: VNA)

Wood and buffalo skin are used to make drums. (Photo: VNA)

Hearing the thumping drum sound, holding hand masks that are dried up, or finding fruit in the village's market, everyone feels that Mid-Autumn Festival is coming very close. (Photo: VNA)

Besides the traditional masks, the villagers of Ong Hao village can make more than 20 different types of paper masks, with large and small sizes depending on the preferences of their "little" customers. (Photo: VNA)

The places that can catch the sun, the large yard in front of the house, the wall or the road in the village are packed with logs for making drums or paper masks. (Photo: VNA)

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