Children join Vietnam’s largest mid-autumn lantern parade
(VOV) - Thousands of children gathered at Vietnam’s largest mid-autumn lantern parade festival in Phan Thiet city in the southern province of Binh Thuan on September 17.
The festival was recognized a Vietnamese record by the Vietnam Book of Records (Vietbooks) and received the Guide Award for the most spectacular and successful cultural festival in the local tourism sector.
According to the organizing board, this year’s lanterns have been vividly designed with ideas originating from fairy tales. Especially, thousands of small lanterns using wax instead of batteries have been made by nearly 3,000 students from 30 primary and high schools in the city.
The event has created a healthy playground for them in celebration of the mid-autumn festival. It is one of five traditional festivals regularly held in Binh Thuan to promote local trademarks to both local and foreign visitors.