The ethnic Cham Brahman people will hold the Kate festival, their most important event in the year, in the central province of Ninh Thuan from October 19-21.
Cham people in Ninh Thuan celebrate Kate festival
Major activities will take place in temples, towers and central
areas in villages and towns on October 19 morning.
Vice Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee Le Van Binh said a ceremony to receive a
certificate recognizing the Kate festival as a national tangible heritage will
also be held in Po Klong Garai and Po Rome towers and Po Inungar shrine on October
19 morning.
Director of the
provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chau Thanh Hai said
visitors to the event could witness rituals such as a costume procession, the
opening of tower gates, genie statue bathing as well as enjoy Gi Nang drum and
Saranai horn sounds.
Falling on the first day
of the seventh month of the Cham calendar, Kate is the most popular Cham
festival in Ninh Thuan. It reminds the ethnic Brahman community of their
ancient gods and delivers wishes for bumper harvests and the growth of all
beings.
The Cham people have
several distinctive festivals including the Ramuwan, the Rija Nugar, and the
Chabun.
There are about 153,000
Cham people in Vietnam, including approximately 72,500 people in Ninh Thuan.
Over 43,000 of them, scattered across 12 communes in seven districts, follow
the Brahmin religion.
Source:
PANO
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