Vietnamese people in Japan celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

VOV.VN - Joining the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere of the whole country, the large Vietnamese community in Japan also celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in a warm and meaningful way, as an opportunity to preserve and promote the traditional cultural beauty of the Vietnamese people. Last night (September 15), the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan organized a Mid-Autumn Festival event for children. In a space imbued with the traditional cultural beauty of the nation from ancient times, with carp, star lanterns, revolving lanterns, folk games such as Lantern procession, Dragon and Snake up to the clouds, sack jumping... All participants, whether adults or children, were immersed in diverse and attractive activities imbued with Vietnamese culture.

Many children participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival event at the Vietnamese Embassy. Photo: VOV-Tokyo.

Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Charge d’Affaires in Japan - Mr. Nguyen Duc Minh said that the Vietnamese Embassy always organizes “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival” activities every Mid-Autumn Festival to create a useful playground for children. This is not only a familiar cultural activity that children love and look forward to, but also an opportunity to spread Vietnamese culture closer to the Japanese people.

In the warm and traditional atmosphere, the vibrant performances of the children, along with the subtle and funny guidance of Ms. Hang and Mr. Cuoi, brought the children to many different levels of emotions. In addition, the children also heard the story of Mr. Cuoi and Ms. Hang, thereby helping them understand and feel more clearly the meaning of this traditional cultural festival.

Also yesterday, the Association of Vietnamese in Okinawa (AVO), Japan also organized a Mid-Autumn Festival event for Vietnamese children in Okinawa. This event attracted hundreds of children, parents and young men and women to participate. In particular, the event had the participation of Japanese children and the organizing group of Dr. Ruben of Ryukyu University. At the event, hundreds of children along with Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Japanese families came to have fun, participating in traditional Vietnamese folk games, such as quizzes, reading stories, carrying star lanterns, lion dances... and especially breaking the moon cake. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, President of the Association of Vietnamese in Okinawa, said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a traditional holiday of the Vietnamese people, but this is also a meaningful time in Vietnamese culture, an opportunity for children to feel the care, affection and attachment of the community around them. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong also affirmed that the Vietnamese Association in Okinawa will always strive to accompany and organize more useful activities, creating an environment for exchange and connection between generations and families living, working and studying in Okinawa, thereby preserving the Vietnamese language for children and promoting Vietnamese cultural identity. Most of the participants in the Mid-Autumn Festival events in Japan believe that this is a healthy and useful playground that not only helps Vietnamese and Vietnamese-origin children understand more about the national cultural traditions, but also contributes to arousing solidarity in the community. At the same time, this event also helps local people understand more about the unique culture of the Vietnamese people, thereby enhancing cultural exchange between the people of the two countries in general and international friends in particular.

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