Sep 10, 2011

Vietnam - Mid-Autumn Festival promises kids fun and games


Vietnam is ready to celebrate its second biggest festival after Tet, the Mid Autumn Festival which falls on September 12.

Ho Chi Minh City is set for a slew of plays and music shows for children.

A show titled “Sparkling Moonlight” featuring plays and music performances by stars like actor Bao Tri and singers Phuong Trinh and Nam Cuong will be held September 9 at the Ho Chi Minh City Television Theatre and broadcast live on HTV9.

A music show at the Hoa Binh Theater September 11 titled “The Moon of Love” will see children’s songs like “Ruoc Den Trung Thu” (Mid-Autumn Festival’s Lantern Parade), “Uoc Mo Than Ki” (A Magical Dream), and “Trang Duong Pho” (Moonlight on Street) sung by My Tam, Xuan Phu, Ho Trung Dung, and Phuong Vy.

Essays written by children expressing their feelings about the traditional festival will be read at the show.

“The Moon of Love” will also be aired live on HTV9.

Children interested in puppets can enjoy the “Magic flute without magic” performance at Children House in Tan Binh District on September 8, 9, and 10.

The Labor Culture Palace will organize an event for needy children living in District 1 consisting of water puppetry, music, plays, folk games, and a lantern parade.

A lantern exhibition will also take place at the Children’s House on September 11 and 12.

On the same days Dam Sen Park will put up shows featuring plays by artists from IDECAF Theater and acrobatics performances.

In Hanoi, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will celebrate the festival with an event for children.

From September 10 to 12 visitors will have the chance to get to know about the cultures of people in coastal provinces like Binh Thuan, Quang Ngai, and Nam Dinh.

Children can learn how to knit fishing nets and make fishing hooks and also how to make a traditional lantern. Many folk games will also be showcased.

“Mid-Autumn Festival 2011” in Hoi An promises to offer children many interesting activities.

Some 500 students from primary schools will take part in a lantern parade around the city on September 11.

Other activities like music shows, lion dancing, and painting competitions will offer local children as well as tourists an impressive spectacle.

The local Youth Union will hand out gifts to more than 100 poor children on September 12.

The central city of Da Nang will try to bring joy to children affected by dioxin, giving away gifts to around 1,000 of them on September 8 and 9.

Megastar Cineplex on Hung Vuong Street will raise funds from the public for dioxin victims to celebrate the festival.



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