
Hai lauded contributions of the Cham people tostrengthening the great national solidarity bloc, and urged them to support one another in poverty reduction and to contribute more to national development.
On this occasion, the officials visited andpresented leaning equipment and 20 scholarships for learning English to students of theprovince’s ethnic minority boarding high school.
Kate is the most important folk festival ofBrahmanist followers in Binh Thuan, during whichthey pay tribute to the gods and pray for favourable weather, bumper crops, andthe development of people and all living things.
Since 2005, the festival, a national intangible culturalheritage, has been reenacted and held annually in Binh Thuan to promote local tourism.This year’s event will take place from October 24-25 in Phan Thiet city.
Binh Thuan is currently home to nearly 40,000 Champeople, mostly in Tuy Phong, Bac Binh, Ham Thuan Bac and Tanh Linh districts.
Local Cham people also hold many other traditionalfestivals, including Rijanugar, Suc dang and Ramuwan./.