Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Festival of Reunion, is one of the biggest and meaningful holidays in Vietnam, held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every year. Mid-Autumn Festival is not only an opportunity to honor a traditional Vietnamese culture, but also an opportunity for families to reunite and enjoy happy moments together. In addition, Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as a harvest season, marking this a season to celebrate the fruits of labor. And Mid-Autumn Festival also shows people's attachment to nature and concern for the values ​​of family and community.

Program overview 

Attending the event, there were Mr. Bun Khunny - Consul General of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City, and Dr. Le Nguyen Quoc Khang - Vice President of the University, along with numerous faculty, staff, and International students, Vietnamese students.

Mr. Bun Khunny - Consul General of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City

Dr. Le Nguyen Quoc Khang - Vice Principal of the School shared at the program

Coming to the festival, international students and Vietnamese students enjoy musical performances and humorous play about the legend of Uncle Cuội and Miss Hằng, the Lion dance and together make unique moon cakes, decorated brilliant lantern decoration. The event has created a warm and bustling space where students can connect and feel the welcome and spread of Vietnamese culture from the University.

Sadet - a Lao student performed "Laos is very beautiful" song

Coming to the festival, international students and Vietnamese students enjoy musical performances and humorous play about the legend of Uncle Cuội and Miss Hằng, the Lion dance and together make unique moon cakes, decorated brilliant lantern decoration. The event has created a warm and bustling space where students can connect and feel the welcome and spread of Vietnamese culture from the University.

Chhin Sea from Cambodia shared: "Making moon cakes with my friends has helped to ease the nostalgia of being away from home on holidays like this. And more specifically, decorating with colorful lanterns gave us the feeling of being immersed in the beauty of traditional Vietnamese culture."

International students work together to make delicious Moon cakes under the dedicated guidance of students from the Vietnamese and Extracurricular Activities Club for international students. 

Members of the OUGreen Plus Club guide international students step by step in making a lantern

International students meticulously decorate the lantern (painting the Lao flag)

Finally, all students held lanterns in their hands and walked around together singing the Mid-Autumn Festival song. The shimmering lantern lights, bustling laughter, the aroma of cakes... all create a warm and memorable Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere. The mid-atumn festival has left a mark in the hearts of international students with beautiful memories of Vietnamese culture.

All students together carry the Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns

All participants took souvenir photos