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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 ), [ 2 ] also known as Tết Trông ...
As Vietnam's official calendar has been the Gregorian calendar since 1954, [1] the Vietnamese calendar is used mainly to observe lunisolar holidays and commemorations, such as Tết Nguyên Đán and Tết Trung Thu.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is known as Tết Trung Thu (Chữ Nôm: 節中秋) in Vietnamese. It is also commonly referred to as the "Children's Festival". [10] The Vietnamese traditionally believed that children, being the most innocent, had the closest connection to the sacred, pure and natural beauty of the world.
The two most important occasions each year for tò he craftsmen are Tết Nguyên Đán and Tết Trung Thu because they are the favorite festivals for Vietnamnese children. [8] Nowadays, tò he is made and sold not only during the Tết holiday and other festivals but also all year round in public place like parks, gardens.
The lion dance was imported from China into Vietnamese culture where it developed its own distinct style. It is performed primarily at traditional festivals such as Tết (Lunar new year) and Tết trung thu (Mid-Autumn Festival), but also during other occasions such as the opening of a new business.
Tết Nguyên Tiêu: 14th to midnight on the 15th of 1st lunar month Tết Hàn Thực: 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương: 10th day of 3rd lunar month Tết Đoan Ngọ: 5th day of the 5th lunar month Tết Trung Nguyên: 2nd to 15th day of the 7th lunar month Tết Trung Thu: The night of the 14th to 15th day of the 8th ...
Children, too, attend a lantern competition and receive moon cakes, for this day coincides with the Tết Trung Thu. Especially and solemnly, the service to worship Great Mother and the Nine Goddesses takes place at midnight.
Tết Đoan Ngọ: Tết Đoan Ngọ: The day the sun is closest to the Earth - overlapping with the Summer solstice Also called the festival of eliminating insects and pests to protect the farms 15 of 7th month: Tết Trung Nguyên: Lễ Vu Lan, Tết Trung Nguyên and Lễ Xá tội vong nhân (Rằm tháng Bảy) Full moon of the 7th month ...