The Embassy of Vietnam in South Africa recently held a Mid-Autumn festival celebration for children of the Vietnamese community in the country.

VOV.VN - This year Vietnamese children celebrate their traditional Mid-Autumn Festival a bit later than in previous years due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - Healthcare workers operating at field hospital No. 7 in Thu Duc City have held a meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival celebration for young COVID-19 patients due to the pandemic continuing to develop in a complicated manner in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Google Doodle celebrated Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival, or Children’s Festival, on September 21, an annual holiday observed on the date of the harvest moon–the first full moon following the autumnal equinox.

Latest artworks on Mid-Autumn Festival by painters of an art group called Gallery39A (G39) are on display at its Facebook fanpage as part of an online exhibition launched on September 20.

The Vietnamese community in North Morara and Ostrava, the capital city of the North Morava region in the Czech Republic, has held an entertainment programme for children on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 21 this year.

VOV.VN - The mooncake market during this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival seems to be more sluggish than ever as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, though many unique items were launched to attract customers.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s department of performing arts announced that two special art programmes will be livestreamed on the evening of September 18 and 21.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to all children in Vietnam and Vietnamese children overseas, sharing the joy with them on the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

VOV.VN - Residents in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City formed long queues in front of mooncake outlets amid the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching and local authorities starting to ease social distancing requirements.