Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations will be held from tomorrow until September 19 at Kim Ngan Communal House, 42-44 Hang Bac Street, Dong Lac Communal House at 38 Hang Dao Street and Heritage House at 87 Ma May Street in Hanoi.
Organizers will display folk toys such as star lantern, humming top, masks and to he (toy figurine - a traditional toy for children in Vietnam which is made from glutinous rice powder in form of edible figurine such as animals, flowers or characters in folk stories) made of paper or wood.
Moreover, artisans will instruct kids to make traditional toys from natural materials helping them to discover the nation’s traditional culture and values.
The highlight of the program is to reproduce a traditional Mid-Autumn festival of a Hanoian family and a Dong Ho painting exhibition themed on children at the Heritage House.
The program is organized by Hanoi’s Old Quarter Management Board with an aim to preserve and develop traditional cultural features as well as to promote the old quarter to tourists.
The celebrations will start at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kim Ngan Communal House. Activities will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. during the festival.
Source: thesaigontimes.vn
