BTO - People’s Committee of Binh Thuan province has approved the organization plan for Kate festival 2011 in Poshainu tower (Phan Thiet city). This festival is aimed at introducing and promoting precious traditional cultures of the Cham ethnic group, as well as contribute to better support tourism development of the locality.
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| A traditional dance of the Cham people at the Kate Festival at Po Sah Inu Tower in Phan Thiet City - Photo: Khai Nguyen |
Kate festival includes various cultural activities and traditional sports intermingling with traditional ceremonies which will be connected with each other properly in order to create features of the festival such as tong on ceremony, Goddess Poshainu’s costume procession, art performances, culinary competitions, performances of brocade weaving and pottery by handmade method, as well as traditional games bearing Cham special characteristics. The Cham priests in Ham Thuan Bac district will directly run Kate festival in accordance with the original ceremonial and traditional customs of Cham community. The festival will take place in 3 days (from September 24th to 26th, 2011). Especially, the key activity of Kate festival will be organized on September 25th (on June 30th of Cham calendar). Cham priests in Ham Phu, Ham Tri communes and Ma Lam town will perform the ceremonials such as of Goddess Poshainu’s palanquin and costume procession. Religious priests, dance group and Cham folk musical instrumentalists will take part in these procession. Besides rites, there will be competitions of making various cakes by folk methods such as banh tet (cylindrical glutinous rice cake), banh gan tay, banh gung (cakes having ginger taste)... to worship deities at the main tower and peace praying rites in accordance with long standing manners and customs.
On September 26th (or July 1st of Cham calendar), a ceremony to welcome Kate festival will take place with the participation of delegates from provincial departments and agencies, as well as tourists and local people. After welcome ceremony, religious priests will conduct the rituals such as Goddess’ costume procession towards Poshainu tower (the main tower), tower’s doors openning rite, Linga Yoni altar washing rite, costume dressing rite, great ceremony in front of the main tower (tower A) of Poshainu temples and towers.
In addition, there will be other activities such as performances of Cham traditional brocade weaving and pottery, organizing exhibitions, introduction and sales of Cham products for visitors at Poshainu tower. Depending on the quantity of participants and their needs, the organization board will hold folk games such as tug of war, pushing stick, blind man’s pot breaking, balancing water on someone’s head to overcome obstacles..... on the campus of Poshainu tower. Moreover, there will be cultural exchanges between Ham Phu, Ham Tri communes and Ma Lam town at the festival. The Cham art group (Theatre of Blue Ocean Music, Dance and Song) will perform the programs of folk music dances and songs to serve delegates, tourists and local people. Visitors will also have opportunities to learn and exchange liturgy, instructions of manipulating the Cham folk products, recipes for various of cakes, instructions of performing the Cham musical instruments such as Ginang drum, Baranung drum and fabulous Saranai horn. Phuong Lan (Source: Binh Thuan newspaper)
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