Thang Long - Ha Noi Heritage Conservation Center will organize the program "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2023" from September 15th, with numerous exciting activities for children and tourists to experience and learn more about cultural history and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Information about Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four most important festivals in Vietnam, held in mid-autumn on the full moon day (15th day) of the eighth lunar month, the fullest and brightest moon day of the year. The Mid-Autumn Festival evolved from a farming rite. Farmers used to gaze at the moon to predict the weather and crops: "If you want to eat rice in the 5th lunar month, look for the full moon in the 8th lunar month."

According to a spokesman of the Thang Long - Ha Noi Heritage Conservation Center, the Mid-Autumn event has been a national event since the Ly Dynasty, taking place concurrently in the royal court and among the people. According to the Sung Thien Dien Linh stele (in Long Doi Son Pagoda, Ha Nam Province) (1121), the Mid-Autumn Festival was held very gravely by the royal court during the reign of Emperor Ly Nhan Tong.

Ha Noi Mid-Autumn Festival will be organized in Thang Long Citadel

In addition to significant royal events, the emperor scheduled a three-day festival for the people to enjoy. Brocade and magnificent floral lights were used to embellish Thang Long citadel. The Mid-Autumn Festival remained an important festival for the royal family and the country throughout the following feudal regimes. Aside from traditional folk, families frequently make a feast to honor ancestors during the day and a feast to enjoy the moon at night.

By default, the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a children's festival. The children have been delighted since the first days of the eighth lunar month; their parents give them toys, and they have fun carrying lanterns, drumming, and lion-dancing through the streets and villages beneath the glorious fall moonlight. This is a cultural treasure with a thousands-year history that must be maintained and promoted.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has become a children's festival

What day is the Mid-Autumn Festival this year?

Recognizing the importance of intangible cultural assets, the Thang Long-Ha Noi Heritage Conservation Center organizes the Happy Mid-Autumn Festival every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival to serve children, residents of the capital, and visitors from all over. The primary day of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is September 29th in the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

Many attractive activities during the Mid-Autumn Festival

Children and guests attending Thang Long Imperial Citadel's Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 will take part in exciting activities such as: Visit the Mid-Autumn Festival lamp display place in the guise of antique street stalls. Based on excellent sources from international experts including Henri Oger and Albert Kant, as well as the Quai Branly Museum in France.

Furthermore, the Center has collaborated with cultural researcher Trinh Bach and artisans from craft villages specializing in making ancient Mid-Autumn lamps in the Old Quarter (Ha Noi), Thanh Oai District (Ha Noi), and Bao Dap (Nam Dinh Province), Dong Ho Village (Bac Ninh Province),... to restore lost ancient lamp models using traditional materials such as Dó paper, Nhiu paper (the paper is thin and wrinkled like a red thin cloth used The most notable lamps feature carp transformed into dragons, carp observing the moon, crabs, bunnies, butterflies, shrimp, peaches, pomegranates, drums, and so on.

Guests attending Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 will take part in exciting activities

Also, Thang Long - Ha Noi Heritage Conservation Center continues to maintain booths displaying traditional Mid-Autumn Festival toys such as Paper doctor, stickman watching moon, carton mask, lion head, frog drum, bi drum (the drum is made of paper, with strings attached to both sides and a bead attached to the end of the string so that when rotated, it hits the drum surface to create a very pleasant sound), tin ship, drumming rabbit, Children will learn more about vintage toys and admire their culture by visiting the exhibition area. It is also an occasion for parents and grandparents to reflect on their own childhoods.

In addition, the Center arranges beneficial interactive experiential activities for children such as crafting Mid-Autumn lamps (star lamps, rabbit lamps, and cù lamps), Mooncakes, painting carton masks, paper kites, and unique lion dance performances. Experience and interaction time at House N31 from September 16th to September 24th. On the days of September 16, 17, 23, and 24, there will be lion dance performances at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.

Ha Noi Mid-Autumn Festival also has many beneficial interactive experiential activities

The Ha Noi Mid-Autumn Festival is a magical celebration that embodies the spirit and culture of Vietnam. It is a time when Ha Noi becomes a kaleidoscope of lights, colors, and laughter, as people of all ages come together to honor their heritage and celebrate the beauty of the full moon. Whether you are a local or a visitor, experiencing this enchanting festival in Ha Noi is an unforgettable journey into the heart and soul of Vietnamese culture.