Cultural Events Calendar
August
Tet Trung Nguyen
All Souls Day is on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. On this day, people go to the pagodas to make lavish offerings to the wandering souls.
Kate Festival
The Kate Festival is held annually by the Cham ethnic group who inhabit the An Phuoc District of Ninh Thuan Province. The Kate Festival is held on the first 10 days of the seventh month of the Cham Calendar (September or October). The Kate Festival is an occasion for the Cham people to express their venerability to their god, considered to be the creator of the universe. During this festival, people go on a pilgrimage to My Son and visit friends and family. At night, everyone from the village gets together to see the ritual displays of traditional costumes (Poh Akharao) and to listen to the solemn rhythms of Kapo music. Once the ceremonies are complete, villagers stage a procession for the deity of a nearby temple or tower. The procession is very crowded and the music of the Raglay people (the ancient Cham people) can be heard everywhere. In the temples, a worshipping sorcerer commences the ritual of the door opening (Poh Bang), and the vice worshipping sorcerer executes a hymn accompanied by the rhythms of the ancient Kanhi, telling of the power of the people.
All Souls Day is on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. On this day, people go to the pagodas to make lavish offerings to the wandering souls.
Kate Festival
The Kate Festival is held annually by the Cham ethnic group who inhabit the An Phuoc District of Ninh Thuan Province. The Kate Festival is held on the first 10 days of the seventh month of the Cham Calendar (September or October). The Kate Festival is an occasion for the Cham people to express their venerability to their god, considered to be the creator of the universe. During this festival, people go on a pilgrimage to My Son and visit friends and family. At night, everyone from the village gets together to see the ritual displays of traditional costumes (Poh Akharao) and to listen to the solemn rhythms of Kapo music. Once the ceremonies are complete, villagers stage a procession for the deity of a nearby temple or tower. The procession is very crowded and the music of the Raglay people (the ancient Cham people) can be heard everywhere. In the temples, a worshipping sorcerer commences the ritual of the door opening (Poh Bang), and the vice worshipping sorcerer executes a hymn accompanied by the rhythms of the ancient Kanhi, telling of the power of the people.
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