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Cham Brahman people celebrate Kate festival

The Cham Brahman people’s traditional Kate festival is underway in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan, attracting thousands of local residents and tourists.
Cham Brahman people celebrate Kate festival ảnh 1The Cham ethnic dignitaries beat the gongs at the opening of the Kate Festival.(Photo: VNA)
Ninh Thuan (VNA) – The Cham Brahman people’straditional Kate festival is underway in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan,attracting thousands of local residents and tourists.

Visitors to the event, which takes place from October 23-25 this year, canwitness rituals such as the genie's costume procession, the opening of tower gates, and geniestatue bathing. They also have a chance to enjoy performances of local Gi Nang drum and Saranai horn.

Falling on the first day of the seventh month of the Cham calendar, Kate is thebiggest festival in the year of the Cham Brahman people. It reminds the ethnicBrahman community of their ancient gods and delivers wishes for bumper harvestsand the growth of all beings.  

Cham Brahman people celebrate Kate festival ảnh 2A performance at the festival. (Photo: VNA)
There are more than 53,700 Cham Brahman people in Ninh Thuan who live mainlyin the districts of Ninh Phuoc, Thuan Nam, Thuan Bac and Ninh Hai, and PhanRang-Thap Cham city.

The Kate Festival was recognised as an intangible cultural heritage bythe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2017./.
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