Tét Trung Thu is a traditional Vietnamese harvest festival, also known as the “Mid-Autumn Festival”. The date of Tét Trung Thu is based on the lunar calendar and this year falls on October 1. Historically this was an important time after the … [Read more...]
Missing Home
Trang* misses home and even more so during this holiday time. This Friday is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Trang remembers how excited he was as a child growing up whenever that holiday rolled around. He comes from a small town, and people would … [Read more...]
Can’t Get It Outta My Head
Trung* can't get this story out of his head. Last month, he attended a Christmas party with friends and had a great time. He played games, sang songs, and even received a gift. But since the party, his mind keeps returning to the story he heard about … [Read more...]
Worship on the Floor
No pews or theater seating, just a small group of young Believers sitting in a circle on the bare linoleum floor worshipping God and being the Body of Christ in their context. Everyone introduced themselves as a couple of new Believers arrived for … [Read more...]
Bright Flowers
The vendors selling flowers and bouquets popped up along the streets throughout the country this past week in preparation for the International Women's Day celebrated by Viet Nam on March 8. Move through the few pictures in the album below … [Read more...]
2015 Viet Nam Holidays
Year of the Horse
What is Têt? Têt is the most important festival of the Vietnamese calendar. It marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and a time to make a new start. Festivities occur throughout the country, but this is a family holiday and many of the … [Read more...]
Light the Way
This weekend throughout Vietnam people are celebrating "Tet Trung Thu" or the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is often referred to as a children's holiday and is associated with harvest time and set by the lunar calendar always with the full moon. Families … [Read more...]
