Lanterns, masks and mooncakes: Children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Ho Chi Minh City

At Binh Tay Market in Binh Tay Ward, the local Youth Union, Youth Team Council, and Binh Tay Public Service Supply Center jointly organized Mid-Autumn Festival activities, including lantern decorating, lion-head making, and mask painting for children.

Using bamboo frames, colored cellophane, and paint, the children made their own colorful lanterns, carefully gluing each piece of paper and adding details to their lion-head designs.

At Hiep Phuoc Middle School, the Hiep Phuoc Commune chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, together with local social and civic organizations, held a Mid-Autumn Festival program under the theme 'Painting Golden Moon, Drawing Happiness' for 500 children in the commune.

The children joined the festivities through a range of activities, including games, musical performances, lion dances, and a traditional Mid-Autumn feast.

The program also presented gifts to families of local victims of Agent Orange exposure, while children attending the event received mooncakes, gifts, and lanterns.

At Phan Dinh Phung Elementary School, the Kim Long Commune chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee co-hosted a 'Happy Mid-Autumn Festival' program attended by about 1,200 local children.

The children enjoyed musical performances and took part in a range of age-appropriate activities, including making traditional cakes, tug-of-war, and jump rope.

The program distributed 1,200 Mid-Autumn Festival gift packages containing mooncakes, lanterns, and other gifts. 

It also awarded 45 scholarships to students facing financial difficulties to encourage them to continue their studies.

The sponsor donated a VND60 million (US$2,300) playground to the school, providing students with a safe space for physical activity and recreation after class.