- Join hands to bring meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival to children
- Giving Mid-Autumn gifts and scholarships to children in difficult circumstances
- Thai Binh has many practical and meaningful activities for children to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival
In the letter of President Vo Van Thuong to children on the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival 2023, he reminded: "Mid-Autumn Festival is also a festival of love and sharing, an occasion for adults to remind themselves to care more for children with love, responsibility and practical actions".
President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other leaders of the Party, State, Provincial Party Committees, People's Councils and People's Committees of localities attended the Mid-Autumn Festival, shared joy with children; visited, encouraged and presented gifts to children in special circumstances and children being treated in hospitals. The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Association for the Protection of Children's Rights, Vietnam Television, the Border Guard Command, the Coast Guard Command, Military Region 7 and many agencies, units, organizations, philanthropists and communities joined hands to contribute efforts and gifts to bring the Mid-Autumn Festival to all children, especially children in remote, border and island areas.
Children being treated at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival 2023
According to a quick report from 46 provinces and cities, nearly 6 million children received gifts (scholarships, cakes, candies, milk, books, clothes, bicycles, etc.) on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, with a total amount of more than 370 billion VND. Of which, the state budget was over 10.5 billion VND, and social contributions were over 360 billion VND. The Vietnam Children's Fund mobilized and supported 22,916 children with a total amount of more than 20 billion VND on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the new school year 2023 - 2024.
Some localities have linked the traditional values of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the traditional meaning of the Children's Tet with events promoting tourism and typical cultural and culinary products. Organizing a series of festivals and "Vietnamese Mid-Autumn" experience spaces for children and tourists with activities to experience traditional arts, folk games and cuisine: writing calligraphy, making to he figurines, making star lanterns, decorating lanterns, decorating paper fans, decorating paper masks; making moon cakes, making sticky rice balls, making sticky rice cakes, sweet soup, green bean cakes; smashing clay pots, blindfolded duck catching, tug of war...
In order to have safe and practical festival, cultural, tourism and entertainment activities during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the National Committee for Children has issued an official dispatch directing on ensuring safety and preventing accidents and injuries for children; the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued an official dispatch guiding the People's Committees of provinces and cities on organizing the Mid-Autumn Festival; the Department of Grassroots Information, Ministry of Information and Communications issued an official dispatch guiding the implementation of information and communication work during the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2023.
The management of children's toys and ensuring food safety and hygiene continue to receive attention and strict management. From the beginning, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have closely directed the work of ensuring food safety and hygiene during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Ministry of Health requested localities to carry out inspections and examinations of establishments producing, processing and trading moon cakes, confectionery, soft drinks and traditional foods produced in craft villages and small establishments. The General Department of Market Management, Ministry of Industry and Trade, has received reports from the Market Management Departments of many localities about the seizure of large quantities of smuggled moon cakes of unknown origin in recent days.
In particular, due to concerns about toys and foods of unknown origin and poor quality that can be harmful to children's health, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, many families tend to shop for Mid-Autumn Festival goods at addresses with clear business registration and reputation; guide their children to choose traditional toys, especially handmade toys, of domestic origin. This has contributed to bringing a complete, safe and healthy Mid-Autumn Festival for all children.
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs organizes the Mid-Autumn Festival - Full Moon Festival 2023 for 700 children of civil servants, public employees and workers of the Ministry.
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