After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19, this year, departments, agencies, units and localities at all levels across Da Nang have simultaneously organized many Mid-Autumn Festival activities for children.

Aside from cultural programmes and lion dance performances, a lot of gifts have been given to children in remote and mountainous areas, thereby contributing to helping all teenagers and children citywide enjoy the joy, warm and happy festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival gifts given to disadvantaged children in Hoa Vang District. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Lots of activities for children

In recent days, the all-level authorities have simultaneously organized many cultural and artistic activities for children on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Le Bao Khoi Nguyen, residing in Man Thai Ward, Son Tra District, expressed that after two years of COVID-19, he and other children were able to watch lion dance performances and enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival.

“This year, I receive many gifts from my parents and units. I also have the opportunity to participate in many fun games. I thank the units and organisations for bringing us a meaningful and joyful Mid-Autumn Festival", added Nguyen.

Similarly, the Youth Union organisations of the Da Nang Government Department and Agency Block and the Da Nang Cancer Hospital have jointly organized the ‘Happy Mid-Autumn Festival’ programme for child patients.

Featuring a wide range of exciting activities such as lion dance, singing and dancing performances, the programme has brought more laughter, joy, and fun to children there.

At the city's centers for caring for and educating children with disabilities and underprivileged children, many cultural and artistic activities have been held for children.

Also on the occasion, museums citywide have taken the initiative to organize a number of meaningful experience activities for teenagers and children. Included are the ‘Happy Mid-Autumn Festival programme at the Fine Arts Museum on Saturday, and the ‘Dung Dinh Ong Trang’ programme at the Museum of Da Nang also on Saturday.

During these programmes, participants had a chance to visit the exhibition space, learn how to make lanterns and decorate paper masks, watch lion dance performances, ‘Drum Circle’ and puppet shows, and etc.

A lion dance performance for disadvantaged children in ethnic minority areas in Hoa Vang District. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Helping disadvantaged children celebrate happy and warm Mid-Autumn Festival

The municipal authority has directed the Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs to make every effort to bring the joyful atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival to help all children citywide, especially poor and disadvantaged ones in remote areas.

Specifically, on September 7, the municipal Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs coordinated with the Hoa Vang District Authority to organize the ‘The night of the full moon festival’ programme for children with special circumstances and ethnic minority children in the district.

During the programme, the organisers donated gifts of school supplies, worth VND500,000 each, to 310 children with special circumstances, ethnic minority children, orphans, and those affected by COVID-19.

According to Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Minh, over the past years, along with the implementation of dynamic policies on socio-economic development, the city has always paid attention to protecting, caring for and educating children.

Notably, the city has mobilized many financial resources to support and help children in difficult circumstances, thereby contributing to creating a healthy social environment and ensuring the comprehensive development of children citywide.

Over the past two years, the complicated developments of COVID-19 have limited many activities for children during the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the good new is that all children have tried their best to overcome difficulties to become good children and good students, and achieve good academic results, many of them won high prizes at district and municipal-level exams.

Reporting by XUAN DUNG, NGUYEN QUANG - Translating by M.DUNG