(VOVWORLD) - As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, celebrations are underway for disadvantaged children and children in remote areas in Dak Lak province. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is coming to the children of T'leh hamlet in Krong Nang district, with candy, warm feelings, and the joyful sound of lion dancing and drums.
 Nearly 300 gift sets are presented to children of T'Leh hamlet in Krong Nang commune, Dak Lak province. |
At the community house of T’Leh hamlet, hundreds of children and parents are engrossed in watching a lion dance performance. The children eagerly run to the dancers, cheer them, stroke the lion beards, shake hands, and dance with the performers.
Y Gian M’lo says this is the first time he has seen a lion dance in his village. “I’m very happy and would like to say thanks for bringing a Mid-Autumn performance to us.”
After the lion dance, the children were given gifts. H’Sora Nie received a new bicycle and said, “Today is a wonderful day for me because I was given a bicycle, watched a lion dance, and had my hair cut. This is the first time I’ve felt such joy. Thank you.”
Villager H’An Nie and her 3 children attended the Mid-Autumn Festival. “Due to difficult circumstances, we have never bought gifts or taken the children out for a Mid-Autumn Festival. Today, a charity group came to the village to organize a Mid-Autumn Festival for the children. I’m happy and very moved,” she told VOV.
The program was organized by a club called “The flow of kindness” in Buon Ma Thuot city. In addition to organizing Mid-Autumn entertainment, the club gave children free haircuts and handed out gift sets containing instant noodles, candy, moon cakes, and school supplies. Six bicycles were presented to children who studied hard despite daily life difficulties.
“Every year when the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, our club members deliver gifts to disadvantaged children in remote areas. The program is being held in 3 other locations this year,” Nguyen Thi Nga, the club’s head, said.
 T'Leh hamlet’s children have free hair cut. |
T'Leh hamlet has 300 children, more than 90% of them ethnic Ede. Y Nghe M’Lo, the hamlet’s head, says that on every Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival, local authorities and charity groups present gifts to the local people.
“Life in this hamlet is difficult and parents cannot afford to buy gifts for their children. Fortunately, the charity group came bringing gifts and organized games for the children. We are all very happy,” according to the hamlet’s head.
Children in remote villages and disadvantaged children all across Dak Lak province are enjoying a better Mid-Autumn this year thanks to the Children’s Protection Fund, the Association in Support of Vietnamese Disabilities and Orphans, the Dak Lak provincial Youth Union, and the National Volunteer Center.
The 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Tuesday, September 17.