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Kate Festival, a Cham heritage

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.

More national heritages recognised

Central Thanh Hoa Province’s intangible heritages - Tro Chieng Festival and Sing and Dance under Bong Tree Festival - are being recorgnised as national culture intangible heritages 

Passionate about Cham culture

VietNamNet Bridge – Poet and researcher Inrasara, a member of the 180,000-strong Cham minority, has spent his entire life researching its culture. The 60 year-old published his latest book entitled Minh Triet Cham in mid-2016.

In pictures: Kate, the biggest festival of Cham people

 VietNamNet Bridge - Kate festive atmosphere is bustling throughout the Brahmin Cham villages in the two central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan.

Ninh Thuan bustles with Kate festival in Oct.

Just in October, the central province of Ninh Thuan is bustling by the sound from Saranai trumpets and Ginang drums, which signals the come of the Kate season. Cham girls in nice gowns and traditional fan dances will captivate visitors.