1. The meaning of Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival night
Mid-Autumn Festival is also considered a reunion day, one of the traditional Tet holidays in Vietnam, especially for children who are away from home or hometown. So if you have the opportunity to participate in the Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival together with your whole family, you will be truly lucky because of complete happiness.
What is Mid-Autumn Festival in your childhood memories? Is it a lantern procession along the street, a lion dance troupe entering each house to congratulate, or a battery-powered mid-autumn lantern lit by handmade candles? It would be a waste to miss the Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival with its rustic and simple style along Hoi An Street.
Characteristics of Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival when combining lion lions with lantern light
2. Time and location of Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival
Event time: Hoi An Ancient Town, Quang Nam
Venue: 4 days from 12 - 15 of the 8th lunar month
On the days of Hoi An's Mid-Autumn Festival, the entire row and every corner of Hoi An ancient town sparkles with vitality.
Unlike many other big cities such as Hanoi, Saigon... Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival spends 4 days with many new and attractive activities that are not mixed with any region, for you and your family to enjoy. Or your friends and loved ones join in with the exciting atmosphere that only happens once a year.
3. Explore Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival
On these days, the stalls begin to bustle with festive atmosphere from 5 pm. Lanterns are no longer ordinary decorations, but have become meaningful mid-autumn cultural symbols. The lantern light is lit as well as calling for luck, peace, and happiness to come to you.
Getting lost in Hoi An ancient town, you will have the opportunity to be fascinated with the noisy and bustling sounds of the holidays: Unique games, art performances, display of feasts, lion dances...
The resounding sound of the lion dance drums arouses many emotions that you often heard when you were a child. The unicorn is also a symbol of fortune and luck.
And on the days of Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival, you will have the opportunity to release flower lanterns to pray for blessings for those close to you and everyone participating in the festival that day.
Hoi An Mid-Autumn Festival is strangely in harmony with the simple, simple beauty of Hoi An Ancient Town. After the pressures and fatigue of daily life, planning a trip to shake off your worries and enjoy a peaceful, slow-paced place like Hoi An is a great choice!