Mid-Autumn Festival entitled “The colours of the seas” to open at Vietnam Ethnology museum

In order to respond to Hanoians’s demand for entertainment on the occasion of the Mid–Autumn Festival, the Vietnam Ethnology museum, in conjunction with Kids TV – VTC 11, will host the Mid–Autumn Festival 2011 entitled “The colours of the seas” from September 10 to September 12 (August 13-15 lunar calendar).

The event will include various and interesting activities for local Hanoians and both domestic and international tourists.

The nuances of the sea will be expressed through various activities of coastal and island people from different localities: singing ba trao and playing bai choi (Binh Thuan – Quang Ngai), lion dances on stilts and knitting fishing-nets (Hai Trieu – Nam Dinh) and bending hooks (Cam Xuyen – Ha Tinh). Besides these, there will be other activities such as water puppets, making green rice and making the sticky rice cake of the Red river delta.

More than 20 traditional games will also be on display during the events introduction. The public will be able to experience many games with coastal and maritime themes, such as shaking shells, particles, guessing shells, blindfolded shell searching, treasure hunts, playing catch-up in square and playing follow-the-leader.

Participating in the programme, visitors, and especially children, also have the opportunity to learn about the culture of the seas through playing. Activities such as painting pictures or making pictures with the shells, making animals and creating the scenery with shells and studying about the islands and seas via islands’ and fishes’ name will provide great educational opportunities. (Source: CPV)