Interesting ideas to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at home without being boring

Here are some ideas for you to celebrate Tet Tung Thu at home.

1. Dinner together - Happy family reunion time

Since the Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes family reunion, families will have dinner together that night. Those who do not have time to stay with their parents will try to go home at least to have dinner together. In the past, mothers often cooked delicious food at home and the family would spend happy time together. Now, in the complicated epidemic situation, most people will stay at home, cook together and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with their families and relatives.

2. Eat moon cakes

Mooncakes are made from wheat flour and sweet fillings, such as sugar and lotus seed powder. They are a symbol of family reunion, and traditionally, the cake is cut into pieces equal to the number of people in the family. Eating mooncakes is the most common and typical tradition of the day. On normal days, people do not buy or eat mooncakes, but on the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone will have a mooncake to celebrate the full moon day of the eighth lunar month.

3. Moon watching

The moon is a symbol of family and reunion. Many famous poets in ancient times wrote poems about the moon and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their family and hometown. Therefore, today, in many rural areas, people still enjoy watching the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Family members have dinner together on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. After dinner, they may talk about their work, children, and future plans.

4. Make colorful lanterns

Making colorful lanterns is a fun activity for families and children, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic when the whole family gathers together to make lanterns. Lanterns come in many different shapes such as animals, plants or flowers. Children love making colorful lanterns. They know how to transform to create thousands of shapes for lanterns to hang on trees or decorate the house to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, we can encourage children to write the best wishes on the lanterns and release them into the sky. Making lanterns is not an activity that is too far away, but with each era, they will create different impressions in the hearts of children.

5. Give gifts to friends and relatives

Mid-Autumn Festival is an occasion for you to give gifts to friends and relatives. As usual, people will visit friends or relatives for a short time, bringing gifts. They usually leave before dinner time. This is a good time for you to get closer to friends and relatives. Companies also like to give a gift to every employee. The most popular and common gifts are moon cakes and fruits. However, in the current epidemic situation, you can send them gifts online by ordering online or asking the delivery staff to both comply with epidemic prevention measures and create a sense of closeness with your relatives.

6. Send a congratulatory message - for those who are far away

Nowadays, we are so familiar with using smartphones. Therefore, even though we cannot meet each other, we can still send congratulatory messages to friends, relatives or people who are far away. It is also a good way to break the barrier between you and people if you do not know how to start a conversation over the phone. A wish for reunion, health, and peace will help family, friends and even people far away feel really warm.

7. Watch movies together as a family

Watching movies is not a tradition of any festival because you can do it anytime you want. But when people have no other plans and want to find a way to celebrate the festival, watching a movie is the best choice. Usually, families or couples will watch movies after dinner, gathering with loved ones to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to VOV