Oct 01, 2020
Mid Autumn Festival 2020 (Vietnam)
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Today’s Doodle commemorates Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival or Tết Trung Thu, an annual holiday observed on the date of the harvest moon–the first full moon after the autumnal equinox. One of Vietnam’s most significant holidays, Tết Trung Thu provides a festive occasion to gaze up at the sky and celebrate the year’s harvest.
Also known as the Children’s Festival, the celebration is eagerly anticipated by many Vietnamese youth excited to display their red, star-shaped lanterns and enjoy the holiday’s signature dish: mooncakes. These small cakes come in countless varieties, from the sweet to the savory; if you’re lucky you just might find a salted egg yolk at the center, symbolic of the bright full moon around which this holiday orbits.
Happy Tết Trung Thu, Vietnam!
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