
When did the Mid-Autumn Festival originate?
An inscription at Doi Pagoda (dated 1121) from the Ly Dynasty records the organization of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations such as boat races, water puppetry, and lantern processions under the moonlight...

An inscription at Doi Pagoda (dated 1121) from the Ly Dynasty records the organization of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations such as boat races, water puppetry, and lantern processions under the moonlight...

A complete offering tray for the Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the 8th lunar month) usually includes offerings to ancestors (vegetarian or non-vegetarian) and offerings for moon viewing with five kinds of fruit, mooncakes, tea, and lanterns.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2025 falls on October 6th in the Gregorian calendar. This is a time for family reunions and remembering ancestors, so what day and time should be chosen for the offerings?

According to NASA, this year's September supermoon (the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon) is a rare and special event, as it coincides with three astronomical phenomena.

Offering prayers during the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the important rituals for families on this day of reunion.

On the evening of September 10th, crowds flocked to the city center to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, causing severe congestion on the roads around Hoan Kiem Lake (Hanoi).

Besides Vietnam, which other countries also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in the eighth lunar month, and what are the differences in their customs for celebrating the festival?

Although the full moon of the eighth lunar month hasn't officially arrived yet, the number of people flocking to Hanoi's Old Quarter, especially Hang Ma Street, is so large that the area is becoming overcrowded.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to preparing offerings and feasts, many families also pay close attention to reciting prayers to their ancestors on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.

Mid-Autumn Festival - the 15th day of the 8th lunar month - is one of the most important full moon days, so what day and date does the 2022 Mid-Autumn Festival fall on?

Mentioning the Mid-Autumn Festival brings back poignant memories for many people, recalling the traditional toys their parents or they themselves used to make; most of these people are no longer young.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, people in Hanoi and Hai Phong line up to buy traditional mooncakes, while stalls selling modern mooncakes are very quiet.

Recently, An Gia Real Estate Group launched a painting program for children aged 5-15 living in the company's projects in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mid-Autumn Festival 2020 (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month) falls on the first day of October in the Gregorian calendar (Thursday).

Shopping malls adorned with dazzling lanterns, children's musical performances featuring characters like Cuoi and Hang, lion and dragon dances, clowns, magic shows… will create an impressive Mid-Autumn Festival, a wonderful childhood memory for young children.

Many customs, treats, and even folk games of the Mid-Autumn Festival from the 7s and 8s generations are no longer popular.

Choosing "Tickets Back to Childhood" as its concept, this year's fair aims to recreate the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival of the past with vibrant lanterns, whimsical masks, and lively traditional lion dances.

With only one day left until the 2016 Mid-Autumn Festival, Hang Ma Street (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi) is ablaze with the vibrant colors of traditional toys and bustling with visitors.

Hang Ma Street has long been a familiar meeting place for young people, especially girls who enjoy strolling around and taking souvenir photos.

Purple sweet potato mooncakes are easy to make, nutritious, delicious, appealing, and a safe food choice for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Within just one week, authorities discovered and seized numerous cases of mooncakes being imported from unknown sources.

Supermoon and colored moon - A rare "double" phenomenon, the first in three decades, will occur on the night of September 27th and the early morning of September 28th, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam.

The record-breaking illuminated pathway celebrating the full moon of the seventh lunar month and the Mid-Autumn Festival will debut at Asia Park on August 29th.

(VTC News) – While waiting for customers to pick up their vehicles, the workshop owner and mechanics "borrowed" a car to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival and caused a series of accidents, resulting in 5 people being hospitalized.

Counterfeit mooncakes, misleading expiration dates, false advertising, and deceptive promotions are some of the tricks used by mooncake businesses to deceive customers.

(VTC News) – With only 3 days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival, the best-selling item in Hue right now is traditional lion and dragon costumes, priced from 40.000 to 1,2 million VND.