A warm Mid-Autumn Festival

The full moon in August this year holds special meaning. It marks the first Mid-Autumn festival since the merger of the former Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai provinces into the new Dong Nai province. As such, this Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a celebration for children but also a symbol of community cohesion and human kindness spreading from urban areas to rural regions, remote villages and borderlands.

Across the province, various departments, sectors, and localities have organized “Full-Moon Night” programs for disadvantaged children, children with disabilities, and those living in difficult border areas. Meaningful gifts, shimmering paper lanterns, festive trays, and joyful games imbued with affection have brought smiles to children’s faces, helping them feel the care and support of the Party, authorities and the entire community.

In the border communes of Dong Nai, Mid-Autumn activities were combined with cultural and artistic exchanges. It fosters solidarity among ethnic groups and strengthens ties between local residents and the armed forces, warming the hearts of children living in the nation's border areas.

In the major urban centres of Dong Nai, the festival was celebrated on a modern and vibrant scale, while preserving its meaningful essence by offering gifts and playgrounds for children of industrial zone workers whose parents work hard every day to make a living.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Children’s Festival, so Mid-Autumn celebrations were held across every hamlet, village, and neighbourhood throughout the province, painting an overall picture of a truly warm festive season. Wherever there are children, there is care and sharing. The meaningful activities of the festival have spread love and attention for children across the province. Such care, however, should not be limited to the Mid-Autumn Festival but needs to be followed by practical, concrete actions. This is reflected through policies covering education, healthcare, nutrition, a safe living environment, and equal learning and play opportunities, that lay the foundation for children’s holistic development. In particular, following the merger, with the new province being larger in scale and richer in cultural diversity, it requires equal attention to ensure that no gaps will develop between advantaged and disadvantaged areas.

With the profound and comprehensive care given to children on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, children, especially those from poor families, remote areas, and border regions, were able to enjoy a joyful and heart-warming celebration, thereby ensuring that every child can experience a Mid-Autumn Festival filled with love and affection.

By Thu Ngoc – Translated by Quynh Nhu, Thu Ha