This year, Kate festival in Ninh Thuan was held October from 22 to 25, 2014 and took place in 3 main temples in Po Nagar Temple (Huu Duc Hamlet, Ninh Phuoc District), Po Rome Tower (Hau Sanh Hamlet, Ninh Phuoc District) and Po Klong Garai Tower (Do Vinh Ward, Phan Rang – Thap Cham City) with full of magical rites and bustling activities in around the villages.
In the temple and towers, Kate Festival took place with rituals in turn as tower opening ceremony, statue bathing ceremony, costume wearing ceremony, offering and dance to celebrate Kate festival. After the rituals in the temple and towers, on the 24th October, Cham people organized Kate Festival in Brahmans Cham villages (My Nghiep and Bau Truc villages in Ninh Phuoc District) with excellent culture, art, sports activities such as: contests of weaving fabric, making pottery, carrying water jar; pottery exhibition in families; Kate worship; Cham folk art performances; folk games..
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