The
Kate
Festival
celebration
of
the
Cham
people
will
take
place
at
Po
Sah
Inu
Tower
in
Phan
Thiet
City
on
October
15-16
with
a
series
of
traditional
rituals
and
festivities.
The
festival
is
directed
and
run
by
the
Cham
people’s
religious
leaders
in
Ham
Thuan
Bac
District
and
it
will
include
a
procession
of
palanquins
and
costumes
of
Po
Sah
Inu
Goddess,
a
ceremony
to
open
the
tower’s
gate,
washing
the
altar
for
linga
and
yoni
ceremony.
Moreover,
the
festival,
which
aims
to
preserve
traditional
culture
of
Cham
people
and
to
promote
the
image
of
the
local
tourism
sector,
will
also
feature
traditional
music
performances,
goods
fair,
weaving
brocade
contests,
pottery,
baking
cakes
and
folk
games.
Especially,
the
festival
will
have
a
contest
on
making
and
arranging
offerings
for
Cham
people’s
Goddess
and
a
fashion
show
on
Cham
people’s
costumes.
Tourists
will
be
instructed
on
how
to
play
musical
instruments
like
Ginang
and
Baranung
drums
and
the
Saranai
horn,
and
enjoy
folk
music
performances
by
artists
from
neighboring
districts
of
Ham
Phu,
Ham
Tri
and
Ma
Lam
Town.
Source:
VietNamNet/SGT
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