“Communion moon street play” – Keep the culture of their ancestors

Through operations in the Mid-Autumn Festival 2015 “moon play Procession Street” at the Museum of Hanoi to keep his culture he left behind for future descendants know and protect this culture.

Before each season situation moon about, excited children back with the toys of unknown origin, even with many elements of violence, there was no little warning about the erosion of traditional culture ethnic. “Procession Street Moon play” – Mid-Autumn Festival in 2015 for the first time Hanoi Museum and Group “Vietnamese Family Village” co-organized with the desire to bring a dark space Autumn national identity.

From the enthusiasm of those who went before …

Autumn, a special festival day of the children. Previously, they had to spend a lot of time to prepare for the New Year with his job back lights, lanterns, lion made, beaded grapefruit, homemade feast, it now looks moon … , this is easily done, as long as there is money. But also so that the meaning of each moon opportunity for every child seems to be no more, it is, only that one day parents put out. It’s a far cry from the mid-autumn season lives on in the memories!

That’s why the Museum of Hanoi and Group “Vietnamese Family Village” have decided to jointly organize the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2015 with the theme “Communion Moon play street” to reappear to introduce them to a mid-autumn festival Traditional middle of the city, contributing to traditional education, preserving the national cultural identity while enhancing solidarity and skill group activities for children.

The program will take place on the 20th and 09.26.2015 in Hanoi Museum, Pham Hung Street, Tu Liem Nam, Hanoi with many interesting highlights.

Under the guidance of the artist, the children participate in the program will experience the exciting atmosphere of the mid-autumn festival by preparing traditional toys like pulling troops lamp; His star lights, Ph.D. paper, paper mache mask, making lion head inquisitive he, making pies, plastic …

In addition, the children also hear researchers talk about the history and significance of the folk toy for children of Vietnam and guiding artists drawing masks, shaping the face with colors, contains different emotions.

Especially, from 19h00 to 23h00 Day 26.09.2015 at the open space of the Museum of Hanoi with interesting performances, promises to attract the children as: Drumming council; Lion dance, lights his torch stars; The folk games such as play ground artillery, expressed inquisitive, began trạch in jars, sack jumping, play ship, walking on stilts playing … Besides there are other circus show, vaudeville music, performance, including story, performance, grapefruit seed burning …

With the enthusiasm of the volunteers, the Museum of Hanoi and Vietnamese Dinh Lang artist group, festival space will help the children return to the traditional Mid-Autumn moon looks trays. Shining lantern cloth decorated large size gives space Autumn Festival bold shimmering peoples, unionists, cozy common for families. Join the festival, in addition to big feast prepared by BTC, the children will have the “help her in” activities to share the bounty of its moon as cakes, candy, fruit, toys to contribute in general feast.

Experience the traditional culture

Sharing the program, Nguyen Tien Da – Hanoi Museum Director said: “Mid-Autumn Festival” moon play Procession Street “was held with the desire to bring the children of young Chinese children a full moon night Autumn tradition traditional customs accordance. By trying to recreate the old moon space will help them have interesting experiences, become good memories for the children of festivals associated with childhood. “We hope this activity will become an annual event for youth and children Capital about a Vietnam traditional moon literally”, he emphasized.

Even in the first opening day (20/9), the Mid-Autumn Festival 2015 “moon play Procession Street” has attracted the participation of a large number of children. Nguyen Tien Dung (Cau Giay) said: I came here to see the game here is very rewarding, help children understand the traditional folk games. Many games and activities to help children learn more rewarding to the source and the traditional ethnic culture of Vietnam.

In colorful space of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, the Vietnamese Dinh village and folk artists have performed as a lamp with a height of 2 meters per ball bearing images shown from the figure, first carved from the delta village of Tonkin. Lights pull troops artisan Nguyen Van Quyen, 77, in the village monastery, Cao Vien Thanh Oai District, Ha Noi, said: “Participating in the program at the Museum, we want to pass on the game method This game for the next generation it from oblivion. All popular games such as pull troops lights, lights him back, then water boat .., the ones that are unique culture of their ancestors to go back if it eroded the culture of Vietnam will lose one part. We want to keep the culture of his father left to descendants later know and protect this culture. ”

Under the program, the evening of 26/09/2015 (ie lunar 14/8) at the open space of the Museum of Hanoi, festival “Moon play Procession Street” will take place many interesting activities, making you young Children return to ethnic roots in Autumn bustling atmosphere and warm. /.