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...]
Tét Trung Thu
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 September 15. Historically this was an important time after the … [Read more...]
Pray for Vinh
Vinh* has been invited to a party this week where he will hear the story of Jesus. The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated in Viet Nam on September 15, is a traditional harvest festival with deep meaning to the people. It has some elements of … [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...]