Mid-Autumn Festival - the joy of the traditional custom

The atmosphere welcomes the Mid-Autumn Festival, which has been everywhere. Every year on this occasion, the full moon day of the 8th lunar month, the whole country is happy with the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is considered a Tet for children. However, no matter how young and old, everyone is eager to wait.

So what's special about Mid-Autumn Festival?

1. Customs

According to archaeologists, the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival originated from ancient time, printed on Ngoc Lu drum. According to the epitaph of Doi pagoda in 1121, from the Ly dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival was officially organized in Thang Long citadel with boat racing, water puppet and lantern procession. By the time of Le-Trinh's reign, the Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated extremely lavishly in the government.

Originating from the agricultural civilization of the nation, the weather is in harmony with the crops waiting to be harvested, so people open the festival to pray and sing and play.

2. Activities

Just eating the rice balls and telling the story of the Moon, where the banyan tree is located, Mr. Cuoi and Ms. Hang. On this occasion, each family often presents beautiful fruit and fruit cakes. The offering of the ancestor is also offered to pray and pray for all peace and goodness to the owner.

Children go up, kick up with star lights, lanterns, masks ... together, run and shout. The echoing sound broke in the indescribable happiness of adults. They were watching their children enjoy the wonderful moment.

In addition, games such as lion dance, drumming of troops ... after the screen of the procession of lanterns cannot be missed.

3. Unicorn Dancing

The Unicorn represents luck, prosperity and goodness for every home.

Unicorn dance usually consisted of a person wearing a Unicorn head with paper and dancing the gestures of this animal to the drum beat. Unicorn's head has a long tail made of fabric by a fluttering man following Lion's dance. In addition, there are also la bar, colored lights, and five-color flags, some people hold taper to protect Lion's head. The dance of Lion was ahead, the adult child followed

4. Moon cake

Moon cake represents the union, is an indispensable thing to offer. Eat tea cake with all the different flavors of scones, flexible cakes. You can choose a pancake with a sweet or sweet taste of green bean cake. The pie circle is the bright moon face, showing the fullness of happiness.

5. Meaning

The Mid-Autumn Festival is an occasion for families to get together and enjoy the love moments filled with love. No matter how tall the tray is, it doesn't make any sense if there's a lack of talking and laughing.

So if you are near your family, try to come back on this day. If you are in a remote place, a call to ask will not take too much of your time, right?

Sincerely take such days, because there will not be many times when you are with your family anymore. Binh Anh Hotel also sends the best wishes to all customers. Hope everyone has a Têt Trung Thu full circle!