Vietnamese Community celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore
WVR - On September 27, the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival took place within the premises of the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore, attracting a large number of Vietnamese residents in Singapore and international friends.
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| Various traditional games attract children at the event. |
This annual event, organized by the Vietnamese Community Liaison Committee in Singapore, is one of the prominent cultural community events aimed at connecting, preserving, and spreading national culture, with a focus on heritage.
Upon entering the Embassy grounds, visitors are immediately immersed in a space that recreates the traditional Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere, featuring star lanterns, carp lanterns, drum beats, and songs about the festival.
Visitors also have the opportunity to take commemorative photos, explore booths offering small gifts emblematic of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and browse books on learning Vietnamese as a reminder to preserve the mother tongue. A variety of activities provide meaningful experiences, such as painting conical hats, decorating lanterns, face painting, and participating in traditional games like tug of war, sack jumping, and bamboo dancing.
Speaking at the festival, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tran Phuoc Anh expressed appreciation for the efforts of the Vietnamese Community Liaison Committee in Singapore, the Vietnamese Student Association in Singapore, as well as the volunteers and sponsors in preparing and organizing a joyful, warm, and meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Ambassador emphasized that this is an occasion for adults to reminisce, and also a chance to nurture memories for children, especially those born and raised in Singapore, to strengthen the bond of Vietnamese people with their homeland, no matter where they are.
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Tran Phuoc Anh delivers the opening speech. |
Highlighting the efforts of the Liaison Committee and the community, agencies, and businesses in maintaining the significance of the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, Tran Diem Bao Chau, Head of the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival Organizing Committee and Head of the Culture and Arts Department of the Liaison Committee, shared that it is a persistent journey of love for the homeland and efforts to build a stronger Vietnamese community in Singapore.
She shared that with the spirit of Connection - Preservation - Dissemination, the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival not only brings childhood joy to children but also creates a space for community bonding, where overseas Vietnamese can together preserve and pass on traditional cultural values. Additionally, the program is an opportunity for the younger generation to connect with their roots and share joy with international friends in Singapore.
At the festival, visitors enjoyed unique cultural performances, embodying the essence of the Mid-Autumn Festival with characters like chi Hang, chu Cuoi, and lion dances. Young visitors were also excited with lantern parades, mooncake feasts, and receiving lanterns.
With a Vietnamese mother and an Indian father, 16-year-old Garen Nilesh Ravi Chelliah, living in Singapore, expressed his joy at participating in the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival. He shared his fondness for traditional games like painting conical hats and tug of war. With a love for Vietnam, he also enjoys speaking Vietnamese and Vietnamese cuisine.
The 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival holds special significance as it becomes a bridge connecting the community and promoting Vietnamese cultural identity to international friends.
Julie Vassaux, a Singaporean visitor, enthusiastically shared: “I am delighted to participate and immerse myself in your Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere. This is my first time attending this event. It’s wonderful. A warm atmosphere, children playing joyfully, and much more. I hope to join the festival again next year.”
Sharing similar sentiments, Marcus Cheng, another Singaporean visitor, said: “This is also my first time attending this festival. It’s so lively, and everyone is very excited. I never thought I would participate in such a meaningful event, right at the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore. I greatly admire how the Vietnamese Community in Singapore organizes the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone is so cheerful.”
Throughout the event, food stalls from Vietnamese restaurants in Singapore were a major draw, offering a variety of delicious dishes to visitors, contributing to the introduction and promotion of Vietnamese cuisine to international friends.
(Source: Embassy of Vietnam in Singapore)
