Background

In Vietnam, Trung Thu is a holday known as the moon festical or the mid-autumn celbrations. It is the 15th day of the 8th lunar month annually. The festival celebration is held to show graditude and reverence to the moon after haversting season. The holiday is also associated with family gathering as it is the second biggest holiday in Vietnam after tet ( Vietnam lunar new year). Trung thu is a holiday mainly meant for kids as in Vietnam, it is a custi for parents to enjoy time with their kids after the busy harvest.The event activities include their parents building their kids their own latterns and together as family-they will participate in a parade. Traditionally, the kids will be playing while the elders get to enjoy a dessert call moon cake.

Moon Cake (Banh Trung Thu)

Kids marching with their latterns in celeberation of trung thu