Is there a Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam?

Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival is also on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. In Vietnam, Mid-Autumn Festival (Tt Festival) is also called Children's Day (Tt Day). Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival, like China, eats moon cakes and enjoys the moon. The moon is the largest and roundest at this time.

Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, happens to be the time when rice is ripe and harvested. At this time, every family should worship the land god to express their gratitude for bringing them a bumper harvest.

Children and carp are the most important things in Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival. Therefore, Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival is called Children's Day. In the evening, parents will give their children their favorite toys and various snacks. And lanterns are indispensable. It can be said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is the happiest day for Vietnamese children, which is equivalent to Children's Day in China.

Moon cakes for Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam

There are two kinds of moon cakes in Vietnam. One is baked moon cakes similar to those in China. One is soft moon cakes made of white glutinous rice. Taste is not as diverse as China. In addition to toys and snacks, many streets and communities in Vietnam will hold various activities around the Mid-Autumn Festival, especially parent-child activities, in which parents will take their children. Of course, moon cakes are also essential.

Vietnamese moon cakes are similar to those in China. Carp-shaped and moon-shaped moon cakes are very popular, and the fillings include taro, mung bean, egg yolk and glutinous rice. Some brands of moon cakes also introduce new moon cakes with black garlic, matcha and collagen as fillings.

With the gradual improvement of Vietnamese people's living standards in recent years, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival has quietly changed. Many young people get together at festivals or at home, or go out to enjoy the moon together to enhance understanding and friendship among peers. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam, in addition to the traditional meaning, is adding new connotations and is gradually favored by young people.