Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore

An art performance at the festival (Photo: VNA)

The event was held by the liaison board of the Vietnamese community in Singapore to gather a large number of Vietnamese people in Singapore as well as international friends.

Diverse activities imbued with Vietnamese culture such as mask and conical hat painting, making banh deo (sticky rice moon cake), decorating lanterns and making figurines were held on this occasion.

Participants also enjoyed Vietnamese folk games including tug of war, sack jumping race and bamboo pole dance as well as special art performance and Vietnamese specialties.

VNA quoted the saying of Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung at the event that he hailed the efforts of the liaison board, the Vietnamese Student Association as well as the volunteers in preparing for the festival. He emphasised the need to nurture the love for the homeland among children in the Vietnamese community through preserving the traditions, customs and practices of Vietnam as well as spreading the Vietnamese language in the host country.

The festival not only offers an opportunity for children to have a better understanding of the festival - a long-standing and sound cultural tradition of the Vietnamese people - but also highlights the connection with the homeland./.