Comrade Nguyen Long Bien, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended the Kate Festival at Po Klong Garai Tower.

The Kate Festival takes place with rituals of carrying costumes, opening tower doors, and bathing statues imbued with the traditional culture of the Cham people, attracting a large number of cultural researchers, domestic and foreign tourists, and local people in the province.

Comrade Nguyen Long Bien, Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee

with delegates attending the Kate Festival at Po Klong Garai Tower.

Comrade Nguyen Long Bien, Member of Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee

giving gifts to the Po Klong Garai Tower Customs Committee.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee wished the dignitaries, officials and all Cham people following Brahmanism to celebrate the Kate Festival 2024 joyfully, unitedly and economically. He affirmed that in recent times, the Party and the State have had many policies and guidelines to develop and improve all aspects of material and spiritual life for ethnic groups, including the Cham people. For our province, the life of the Cham people has been constantly improved and developed, many children of the Cham people in the province have achieved high achievements in studying and success in work and life. Besides, the province also focuses on preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of the Cham people; many traditional festivals and cultural heritages of the Cham people are preserved and developed. The temple and tower relics are precious and invaluable heritages of the Cham people, honored by the State, restored, embellished, preserved and promoted. “The art of Cham pottery making has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.” This coming December, Ninh Thuan province will coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to host the 6th Cham Cultural Festival in 2024. This will be an opportunity for Cham people across the country to celebrate together, share about culture, art, sports; exchange, learn, and exchange experiences in life. He hopes that dignitaries and officials with their abilities and prestige will continue to promote and encourage people to work together to preserve and promote the unique values ​​of the Kate Festival as well as other traditional festivals of the Cham people in the province.

Kha Han

Source: https://baoninhthuan.com.vn/news/149609p24c32/dong-chi-nguyen-long-bien-uvtv-tinh-uy-pho-chu-tich-ubnd-tinh-du-le-hoi-kate-tai-thap-po-klong-garai.htm