Bac Ninh streets sparkling in celebration of mid-autumn festival 2023

25/09/2023 09:39

(BNP) - Walking about Bac Ninh city these days, seeing the bustling streets and feeling the autumn weather, the mood grows more lyrical! It's not difficult to find images of children being bought colorful, handmade lanterns by their parents; adults stopping by stalls selling moon cakes in a variety of designs; or young people posing for photos next to stalls sparkling with colors and the "tùng tùng tùng" sound of lion dance teams... We suddenly recognized that the Mid-Autumn Festival had arrived in the heart of Bac Ninh.

A colorful corner of Tran Hung Dao street is a place that attracts young visitors.

The Mid-Autumn Festival known as “Tet Trung Thu” in Vietnam is one of the biggest holidays in our country and it is traditionally held on the 15th day of the 8th Lunar month. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the two most popular festivals in Vietnam, and has been significant to Vietnamese families for many years. Tet Trung Thu in Vietnam, children will parade on the streets, while singing and carrying colorful lanterns of different sizes. Some of the popular shapes include fishes, stars, butterflies and a lantern that spins when a candle is inserted, representing the earth circling the sun. Today, the Mid-Autumn Festival is much more like the second children day. The holiday is the most wanted for children to carrying their lantern and follow the lion danes groups. Nowadays, parents dont spend time helping their children make a lantern as they can buy it at the stores or lantern streets. But parents always would like to show their love for children and teach Vietnam’s love for them. That’s what stays with us until now.

In recent years, localities have also organized many outdoor activities to preserve traditional culture, creating a healthy and attractive playground for children on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival


Along Ly Thai To and Tran Hung Dao streets are stalls selling moon cakes.


This year's moon cake box designs are diverse in color and design to meet all customers' needs.


A small corner on Huyen Quang street.


When the city lights up, it's also the time when shops selling toys, lanterns... become vibrant and sparkling.


The happy, innocent faces of children when they own a toy they like on Mid-Autumn Festival.



Children look forward to seeing Sister Hang, carrying lanterns, and feasting on Mid-Autumn Festival night the most.


It is impossible to discuss the Mid-Autumn Festival without mentioning these distinctive lion dance displays.


Plumb, beautifully cut, multicolored platters symbolize the bounty of a fruitful harvest.

By P.H