The largest-ever lantern parade in Vietnam with the 2-kilometer long parade attracted more than 3 thousands of students in on September 17 night, Binh Thuan province.
The lantern parade annually takes place in Phan Thiet city attracted thousands of people and tourists joining in many activities such as: lantern parade, Mid-Autumn lantern exhibition, the competition of Mid-Autumn lantern design…The festival with the lantern parade of more than 3 thousands students passing through main streets.
The parade has been recognized as the largest of its kind in Vietnam by the Vietnam Book of Records (Vietbooks) and the most special and successful cultural festival of the country’s tourism sector by the Guide Awards.
At 5 p.m, thousands of students gathered in Nguyen Tat Thanh square in Phan Thiet city to prepare for the parade.
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Crowds of people and tourists gathered to take a view of giant lanterns.
Lanterns with outstanding colors
At 6.pm, the parade started to go through the square
Impressive lantern with Co Tam image step out from the decandrous persimmon
Giant Dolphine
The lantern to perform the scene that Le Thai To King returned the marvelous sword in the Sword lake
Giong Saint lantern to come back to the sky
Colorful and vivid giant lantern
Giant lanterns were followed by about 100 small lanterns of students.
The lantern of “ the sovereignty of Truong Sa island” is very beautiful
Star lanterns brightened up a space area
Thousands of people in Phan Thiet city gathered two sides of the street to welcome the lantern parade