Although the program did not start until 3 p.m., at 2 p.m., the children were already eagerly gathering at the village soccer field to participate in the "Moon of Love" program with eagerness.
The loving moon in Tan Quang is different from many other mid-autumn programs taking place, the stage is not grand, except for the backdrop of bamboo trees and coconut leaves, palm leaves with a few balloons. That's all, but it contains a lot of love for the children. It is not simply a fun event where the children come to receive gifts and then go home, they and their friends in the neighborhood and village participate in fun games: hopscotch, love balloons... The games have brought the children, as well as the people here, refreshing laughter, full of love. After playing, the children also enjoy a small party. The tarps used by the people to dry bamboo shoots and rice have been used as a place for the children to sit together with fried rice, fried fish balls, and delicious bottles of milk tea...
The program also gave the children here more than 400 mid-autumn gifts including lanterns, cakes, milk... Especially during the festival night, the children also met the characters of Hang - Cuoi, lion dance, and Journey to the West magic. The children's eyes were wide open, showing their excitement with the performances.
Tan Quang village is still in a difficult area of Song Phan commune, where the children are ethnic minorities, so the shortage is also present, especially the spiritual values associated with childhood. Only when coming here can you feel with all your heart and fully understand the shortage of the children here. With the wish that all children have a warm and meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival, the Mai Nha Dong Cam & Se Chia volunteer group came here to share that common joy with the children in the ethnic minority area. All with just one wish is to bring a warm and meaningful Children's Day atmosphere to the children here.
Ms. Phan Thi Chi shared: "Seeing my children playing happily with other children in the neighborhood makes me happy. The children have a night of full meals, receive gifts, and receive Mid-Autumn lanterns, so the family doesn't have to spend money on buying lanterns."
Hundreds of gifts including cakes, milk, and lanterns were given to all the children during the activity... The fireworks and campfire made the children cheer with each round of fireworks, surely many of them saw fireworks for the first time. "This is the group's 7th Mid-Autumn Festival program, to organize all activities throughout, the group mobilized nearly 50 volunteers to participate. Each group was assigned specific tasks, as soon as they arrived, even though it was midday, they still started working right away. The group assembled the lanterns, the group took care of preparing the food, the group took care of the campfire..." - Nguyen Ngoc Phong - Head of the volunteer group Mai Nha Dong Cam said.
By the bright fire, the children with their sparkling lanterns, they sang the song “August Lantern Procession”. The Loving Moon program created a warm mid-autumn festival, filled with joy for poor children. The story of the Tan Quang Mid-Autumn Festival does not have much material value but will be a memorable moonlit night for the children. A warm moonlit night of love written by kindness.
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