Retro: Rare photo of Mid-Autumn Festival in VN, circa 1950s


- Photo taken by a French man, probably in 1930s-50s in a Northern VN city (Hanoi or my home town Nam Dinh !), featuring Mid-Autumn Festival toys and decoration which have regrettably disappeared nowadays (I could still remember many thing among them in 1950s-60s !!!):
1. Crab big-size Chinese lantern; 2. A typical shop with displays; 3. Toys on display (Not any more now !); 4. Typical Home altar full of various fruits (To ask God/Buddha for prosperity !); 5. A shop selling many types of Chinese lanterns; 6. Fish, Butterfly etc. Lanterns on display; 7. Interesting types of toys (Many disappeared !); 8. Lion dance by street boys; 9. A Shop making and selling Mid-Autumn cakes.

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