The Moon is at its brightest of the year tonight, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is in full force across the country. In Hanoi, the area around Hang Ma Street is the most crowded, as it is traditionally the market for children’s toys for the festival. In the ancient town of Hoi An, most houses turn off [...]

The Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere has arrived and can be seen on the roads and in towns all over Vietnam. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, which is usually around late September or early October according to the Gregorian calendar. It is a date that [...]

Vietnam’s appetite for mooncakes is rising as adults use the annual treats, traditionally enjoyed by children, to grease the wheels of commerce. Mooncakes are a sweet, round delicacy given to youngsters and offered to ancestors during Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Wednesday. But in Vietnam’s rapidly developing economy they have taken on increased importance [...]

Mid-autumn festival 2010 is being held in Hanoi ancient quarter until September 22nd (the 15th day of the eight lunar month) as an activity to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. The opening ceremony began with performances of drum and arts, lion dances. Traditional games are also being held. Toys for children, [...]

The Vietnam-China Mid-Autumn Festival 2010 opened here on Friday. The festival, co-organized by the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, China’s Yunnan Nationalities Museum and the Yunnan Institute of Chinese Opera, drew thousands of Vietnamese people, especially children. Luu Hung, deputy director of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, said at the opening ceremony that with more than 30 [...]