Original mid-autumn festival folk derived from human civilization Vietnamese rice. The latest research on folklore shows, the Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the delta of the Red River Delta Vietnam, later introduced to China, Korea, Japan. Autumn in Vietnam long ago, a candlelight procession, presentation deck, deck clearance, military drums ... sing under the moon is the most important rituals. Moon Bay has essentially human performances with the moon, the sun for the bounty, fragrance of the soil.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of the little angel was the preparation and care of adults. Children broke her in a dreamy and fantasy balloon Cuội under banyan tree which offers constant gentle, loving overrun. Mid-Autumn Festival Toys ancient times mainly light he stars, animal masks and drums frog in multiples. Lamps invading, lanterns ... Night Moon, military drum baggy, baggy ... planted by soldiers beat cotton, cotton soldiers ... along with his lights so dim, incense cereal, grapefruit, guava flavor, aroma pink ... sweet, drenched in bright yellow full moon, walking in autumn night breeze, chirping flutes feet bunch childhood ... is the colorful fantasy world of the child, the desire for peace. The world had not only shaken, troubled young soul, but also charming, enticement adults and rushed into the game. Photo of father painstakingly bamboo lamp Cathedral he stars, her mom mothers mẹt ceremony fruit, cereal, flung about to share, these children begin to play blindfolded goats, turtles released pending a full moon rises ... are classic antique beauty of Vietnamese culture popular in every Mid-Autumn festival early 1970s and before. That day, impromptu nature still roamed the endless clouds and wind.
And the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is an opportunity of vocational harvest plow. Now paddy crop has to spear, just waiting for drying cotton gramophone, the Council welcomed finished harvest moon labor outcomes. Children look moon to fly the banyan tree, uncle Pebbles. The moon looks great hope for finding food and clothing next year. By monitoring cyclical experience of nature, the ancient past to predict seasonal moonlight night Autumn: Bumper yellow moon silk, blue moon signaled disaster, orange moon was peaceful country or "Moon halo heaven term moon rain canopy" But whether or ominous omen, then people will always accompany, passionate and year round moon, the earth and sky blend naturally that's unique culture elegant hobby sharp and fresh tenderness of my Vietnam.
Contemplate about life in general unhappy with the development of the times.   Mid-autumn Festival has changed. Dragon dance, lion dance, dragon dance every day more beautiful and majestic. Lantern, he stars, lights pull troops ... many new designs and modern is lit by electricity, with battery, shimmering brightly lit by a candle over, fireflies immemorial. But all the toys the whole of China with more innovative games by malicious challenge and spear guns ... Autumn feast add more flavor and color by the cakes are made ​​according to modern technology appetizing catching that toxic, so that mid-autumn festival day every veer off romantic beauty, glamor clear its primitive times.

Mid-Autumn Festival last years festival moon no longer own any more kids. Greed, insensitivity of adults as darkness gradually usurp the field of pure white fairy age. It's also cake of gold, diamonds, lent Festival moon to bribe, run function, run right, run the project. Each season Autumn, Vietnam market consumes about 8 thousand tons worth more than a thousand cakes billion, but that was two-thirds of adult gifts. Most children living in the city: excess moon cake missing for narrow urban streets, the buildings high-rise buildings and squatter watertight ... kids will find the moon and uncle Cuội where? But rural children in the remote countryside is: excess moon cake missing for harsh, impoverished life of poverty.
Story so please move close to mistress Autumn moon still pure as childhood of each one's life of thousands of children are eagerly preparing for the moon.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/9/2015.