The online display with the theme “Mid-Autumn Festival reunion” conveys images and stories about the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival around warm, intimate Mid-Autumn Festival trays and loving Mid-Autumn Festival toys. grandparents, parents give to the little ones every Mid-Autumn Festival.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival takes place on the full moon day of August every year, also known as the Lunar New Year. Since the Ly dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been an important festival of the country with ancestral worship, boat racing, water puppet show… eager to see. In traditional folk customs, Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a New Year’s Day for children but also an occasion for family members to reunite and reunite.

This year, in the context of the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Mid-Autumn Festival is perhaps because of that, becoming more special because it has returned to the true meaning of the festival of bonding and sharing love. In the situation of distance and prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic, through an online form, the Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center – Hanoi wishes to convey to visitors the important meanings of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The exhibition theme “Mid-Autumn Festival reunion” helps children and their loved ones still experience a reunion, safe and joyful Mid-Autumn Festival.

The online exhibition “Mid-Autumn Festival reunion” conveys images and stories about the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, around the Mid-Autumn Festival, warm, rich in affection, and loving Mid-Autumn Festival toys that grandparents love. Parents give gifts to children every Mid-Autumn Festival.

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The exhibition displays the simulation of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival of Hanoians in the early 20th century based on the materials of paintings, pen and autographs of Henri Oger, Nguyen Tuan, Phan Ke Binh, Vu Bang… In the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mr. Paper doctorate is placed in the most solemn position to express the wish that their children and grandchildren study well and succeed. Next is the moon cake, usually with flexible cakes, pies, Suzhou cakes, green beans, fruit shaped cakes made from colorfully dyed dough and autumn products such as nuggets, persimmons, na, bananas, etc. pomelos, chestnuts… Mid-Autumn Festival, the whole family gathers around the tray, children organize lantern procession, lamp contest, lion dance, play folk games; adults enjoy the moon, eat cakes, drink tea or drink West Lake lotus wine with boiled snails soaked in ginger leaves, dipped in ginger sauce or snails stuffed with ginger leaf meat; Some places even go to listen to military drums.

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Introducing the variety of Mid-Autumn Festival toys: Visitors will have access to toys that have been restored in the ancient style by the talented hands of artisans in the old streets and craft villages along Thang Long. According to sources from the Quai Branly Museum (French Republic); In the early years of the 20th century, in Hanoi, Mid-Autumn Festival toys were extremely rich, made from many different materials such as paper mache, earth, flour, wood, western iron, etc. cotton and cellophane.

Accessing the online exhibition, viewers can also meet historian Le Van Lan through video clips talking about the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival: The theme of Mid-Autumn Festival reunion in the context of the Covid epidemic; The custom of presenting the feast of the Hanoi people with special stories such as Mr. La Vong fishing, Dr. Vinh Quy, The filial son, the custom of lantern procession; The custom of enjoying the moon of Hanoi people…; Learn about the art of making swans out of cotton, a special Mid-Autumn Festival toy of Hanoians with artisan Quach Thi Bac.

Showcases introduced online:

• Time: From September 19, 2021,
• At the website: hoangthanhthanglong.vn and trungbayonline.hoangthanhthanglong.vn.