In pictures: Children try their hand at mask-making for Mid-autumn festival

A projectentitled ‘Creating Authentic Vietnamese Masks’ took place at the VietnamFine Arts Museum at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi on September 13,where children had an opportunity to try their hand at makingtraditional masks for the Mid-autumn festival.

Under the instruction of lecturers and students of the Vietnam FineArts University (VFAU), children were introduced to each step in makingthe traditional Mid-autumn festival masks.

The project aims to create a meaningful activity for children at thisMid-autumn Festival and to introduce Vietnamese children with the art ofmaking traditional masks on the special occasion.

The event gathered more than 300 children

Applying papers on a clay mould to make a lion head mask.

Girls concentrate on finishing their products.

The event also attracted the participation of foreign children,enabling them to explore and learn more about Vietnamese culture.

A colourful mask made by a French participant.

Testing out their masks.

The event also displayed masks made by prestigious artists

Listening to a talk from Trang Thanh Hien, a lecturer at the VFAU,about Mid-autumn celebrations and interesting stories of the Mid-autumnmasks.

Nhan Dan

In pictures: Children try their hand at mask-making for Mid-autumn festival

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