Tết Trung Thu
| Tết Trung Thu (節中秋) | |
|---|---|
Children's toys during the Tết Trung Thu | |
| Official name | Tết Trung Thu |
| Also called | Tết Trông Trăng, Tết Hoa Đăng, Tết Đoàn Viên, Tết Thiếu Nhi or Tết Trẻ Con |
| Observed by | Vietnamese |
| Type | Cultural, Asian |
| Celebrations | making offerings to ancestors, mooncake making and sharing, Moon viewing, hanging lanterns, lantern processions, lion processions, carp processions, trống quân singing, gift-giving |
| Date | the night of the 14th to the end of the 15th of the 8th lunar month (Rằm tháng Tám) |
| 2024 date | 17 September |
| 2025 date | 6 October |
| 2026 date | 25 September |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Mid-Autumn Festival (in China) Tsukimi (in Japan) Chuseok (in Korea) Uposatha of Ashvini/Krittika (similar festivals that generally occur on the same day in Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand ) |
Tết Trung Thu (chữ Hán: 節中秋) is a traditional Vietnamese festival held from the night of the 14th to the end of the 15th of the 8th lunar month (Rằm tháng Tám, chữ Nôm: 𠄻躺渗). Despite its Chinese origin, the festival has recently evolved into a children's festival (Tết Thiếu Nhi), also known as Tết Trông Trăng, Tết Đoàn Viên or Tết Hoa Đăng. Children look forward to this day because they are often given toys by adults, typically including a star lamp, a mask, a kéo quân lamp, and a tò he (edible toy figurines), and eat bánh trung thu (mooncakes – bánh nướng and bánh dẻo). People organize a feast to watch the Moon and when the Moon is high, children sing and dance while watching the full moon. In some places, people also organize lion dances or dragon dances for the children to enjoy.