Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on a remote island.

Along with the rest of the country, agencies, units, schools, and youth organizations in Khanh Hoa province are working together to care for children so that they can have a Mid-Autumn Festival filled with love through many beneficial activities such as enjoying the feast, receiving gifts, and playing with Uncle Cuoi and Sister Hang.

Mid-Autumn Festival comes to children in disadvantaged areas.

Youth members of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Police and the Khanh Hoa Provincial Cultural Center present gifts to children in Cong Hai commune, Khanh Hoa province. Photo: VNA.

Cong Hai commune was established by merging Cong Hai and Phuoc Chien communes, with a population of over 14,700, the majority of whom are ethnic Raglai people. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, children in the area received attention and gifts from various organizations. At Suoi Gieng Primary School in Cong Hai commune, children received haircuts from police officers and staff from the Khanh Hoa Provincial Cultural Center, participated in sports activities, received scholarships, interacted with the characters of Cuoi and Hang (traditional Vietnamese characters), played games and received gifts, watched lion dances, enjoyed the Mid-Autumn Festival feast, and carried lanterns.

Holding in his hands the gift, a token of the affection from the young police officers of the province, Mau Quoc Huy, a 5th-grade student from Suoi Gieng Primary School, shared that this was a complete Mid-Autumn Festival and he always reminds himself to study hard, to be a good child, a good student, and a good grandchild of Uncle Ho; to grow up to be useful citizens for society and build a prosperous and beautiful homeland.

This painting, titled "Flower Hands," was created by children from Tay Khanh Son village. Photo: VNA.

In the high mountainous region of Tay Khanh Son, the Tay Khanh Son Commune Youth Union, in coordination with other organizations, held activities for the commune's children under the theme "Lighting Up Dreams Together." Here, the children celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with great joy, having made their own lanterns to carry the moon. They participated in science exploration activities such as ziplining, painting with their artistic talents, watching lion dances, and taking quizzes with prizes about the Mid-Autumn Festival, and enjoying the Mid-Autumn Festival feast and receiving gifts.

According to the organizers, bringing the Mid-Autumn Festival to underprivileged children in mountainous areas, they always aim to preserve the traditional customs of the nation. Allowing the children to make their own star-shaped lanterns and experience science with traditional revolving lanterns is very meaningful. More importantly, through the activity of painting with their "artistic touch," they will help strengthen the bonds between children in mountainous areas, giving them many cherished childhood memories, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival on a remote island

Lion dance performance for children on Truong Sa Island. Photo: VNA

Despite being hundreds of nautical miles from the mainland, the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere in the Truong Sa Special Zone was warm and filled with laughter. Children on the islands of Truong Sa, Song Tu Tay, Sinh Ton, and Da Tay watched lion dances and cultural performances presented by officers, soldiers, teachers, and students. They also listened to the Mid-Autumn Festival greetings from the President, experiencing the full joy of a moonlit night.

During the "Mid-Autumn Festival Night," children of officers from Brigade 146 also received gifts from the Brigade commander and the Truong Sa Special Zone government. These simple gifts, imbued with the affection of the mainland, conveyed love, trust, and encouragement for the children to continue studying well, be well-behaved, and be worthy of being called "good children of Uncle Ho."

Le Thi Kim Ngoc, a student at Truong Sa Primary School in Khanh Hoa province, said: "Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on the island, my friends and I are very happy. Although there aren't as many brightly lit lanterns as on the mainland, there is the warm affection of family and the soldiers. I cherish these warm, reunion moments with my family on this day."

Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on the remote Truong Sa Islands. Photo: VNA

In collaboration with other organizations, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Youth Union has also instructed its affiliated grassroots youth organizations to pay attention to and organize activities for children in the province, from the mainland to remote islands, from rural areas to urban centers. In each region, depending on the characteristics, there are specific activities to ensure that children have a truly joyful and warm Tet holiday.

Ms. Huynh Thi Nhu Y, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, President of the Provincial Children's Council, and Director of the Provincial Children's House, said that each gift, each program, and each activity organized by the Youth Union for the children of the province during the Mid-Autumn Festival has contributed to bringing joy and providing motivation for them to be well-behaved and excel in their studies, especially for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. These small gifts, though modest, contain the affection, care, and sharing of the community, helping the children have a more beautiful Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in Truong Sa is not only a joy for children but also strengthens the bond between the military and civilians, igniting a spirit of solidarity and motivating the children to grow up amidst the sea and sky of the Fatherland with pride and aspirations for greater achievements.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/pha-co-trung-thu-noi-dao-xa-20251005153748376.htm