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Update news cham ethnic group
The development of community-based tourism associated with traditional culture has improved the quality of life of the Cham ethnic minority people in the southern province of An Giang.
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan province, the province will organize the Kate festival 2023 at the Po Sah Inu tower relic in October.
Like Muslims worldwide, the Cham in Vietnam celebrate many traditional festivals each year. The most important event is Ramadan, the month of fasting.
The Kate Festival is the oldest and most unique festival of the Cham ethnic minority group. It was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2017.
Falling on the first day of the seventh month of the Cham calendar, Kate is the biggest event in the year of the Cham followers of Brahman ism. It pays respect to gods and prays for productive harvests and multiple natural and human resources.
Established in 2018 by 28-year-old Vu Thi Thanh Van, theMay is her start-up project inspired from the Cham ethnic group’s traditional crafts of brocade weaving in My Nghiep Village and pottery in Bau Truc Village in Ninh Thuan Province.