Greetings to Cham Brahman community in Binh Thuan on Kate Festival
A delegation of the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs led by Deputy Minister-Vice Chairman Le Son Hai visited and extended greetings to the Cham Brahman community in Ham Thuan Bac district, south-central Binh Thuan province, on the occasion of the Kate Festival.
Deputy Minister-Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs Le Son Hai presents gifts to a dignitary in Binh Thuan. (Photo: VNA)
Binh Thuan (VNA) – A delegation of theGovernment’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs led by Deputy Minister-Vice ChairmanLe Son Hai visited and extended greetings to the Cham Brahman community in HamThuan Bac district, south-central Binh Thuan province, on the occasion of the Kate Festival.
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./.
The Kate Festival of the Cham ethnic people in the south central province of Binh Thuan has been included on a list of national intangible cultural heritages, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Kate Festival of the Cham ethnic people in the south central province of Binh Thuan has been included on a list of national intangible cultural heritages, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
During the Kate festival, Cham people residing in the south central province of Binh Thuan and those from all walks of life return home to reunite with their families and friends to celebrate and worship.
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Deputy Minister-Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs Le Son Hai presents gifts to a dignitary in Binh Thuan. (Photo: VNA) 
