In the joyful atmosphere of children across the country on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, in the border communes of Quang Nam province, the border guards stationed in the area also organized many useful activities to create joy for the children.
Clip of super cute lion dance of soldiers (Clip: MINH NHON)
Among them, La Êê Border Guard Station (Nam Giang district) brought a surprise to local children when it formed a "homegrown" "lion dance team", because everything was made from available items of the soldiers, from raincoats, pith helmets, to old books and newspapers...
Lanterns made from cans by border guards to give to children in the highlands. Photo: MINH NHON
Accordingly, the lion's head, hand fan, and "Mr. Dia" mask were carved by soldiers from materials such as old books, newspapers, bamboo, etc. As for the lion's body and tail, the soldiers "utilized" an old raincoat.
With this "unique" lion and lion dancer, this Mid-Autumn Festival, many children in the Vietnam-Laos border area where La Ee Border Guard Station is stationed will see a lion dance for the first time in their lives. According to the recorded clips, the soldier who transformed into the character "Mr. Dia" not only wore a mask but also placed a pith helmet on his stomach, looking extremely cute and funny. The soldiers had quite skillful dance moves, performing joyful and humorous gestures that made the children extremely excited.
Bringing joy to children Photo: MINH NHON
Lieutenant Colonel Le Huy Bay - Head of La Ee Border Guard Station, said that every year, on the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival, border guards coordinate to organize entertainment programs, raise funds to buy candy to give to children and people in the border area. This year, for the first time, the unit's Youth Union made a lion to serve the children and people.
Highland children enjoy the unique lion dance performed by soldiers (Clip: MINH NHON)
According to Lieutenant Colonel Bay, when making the unicorn, the head part was not too difficult for the soldiers' "skills". However, they could not find the material to make the body part. In the end, the soldiers made use of their raincoats and it looked quite suitable.
Lieutenant Colonel Bay shared that the people living in the Vietnam-Laos border area in Nam Giang are mostly ethnic Co Tu and Ta Rieng people, whose lives are still difficult and deprived, so watching lion dances is quite a luxury for them. Many children, including adults, are seeing lion dances for the first time.
In addition to the initiative of creating an extremely impressive unicorn, the soldiers also made hundreds of lanterns from beer and water cans collected from shops and restaurants, giving them to students at the border.
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