Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival
Tết Trung Thu
seasonal📅 15th day of 8th lunar month
Cultural Context
The children's festival features lantern parades and mooncakes. Families give mooncakes as gifts. The celebration emphasizes children's joy and family reunion. Mooncakes feature Vietnamese flavors including lotus seed and salted egg yolk. The festival aligns with harvest time and moon worship traditions shared across East Asia.
Signature Dishes
Vietnamese mooncakes
bánh trung thu
Pomelo and seasonal fruits
Candied fruits
Sesame candies
Lantern festival snacks
Regions
Vietnam
Cuisines
Vietnamese