Special images of the joy of welcoming the Kate festival from thousands of people and tourists

On the morning of October 21, at the special national relic of Po Klong Garai tower (Do Vinh Ward, Khanh Hoa ), the opening ceremony of the Kate festival 2025 took place. Attending were Mr. Nguyen Khac Ha, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Khanh Hoa province; Council of Cham Brahmin dignitaries of the province; Customs Committee of Po Klong Garai tower and thousands of people and tourists.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 1. — From early morning, people brought offerings to Po Klong Garai tower to pay respect to the gods.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 2. — Offerings to the gods with the meaning of praying for favorable weather and bountiful crops

Kate Festival is held annually on the last day of June and the first day of July in the Cham calendar. This is the biggest festival of the year for the Cham people who follow Brahmanism to commemorate the gods and kings who have contributed greatly.

At the ceremony, members of the Provincial Council of Cham Brahmin dignitaries performed the ritual of carrying costumes from Po Inư Nugar Temple to Po Klong Garai Tower to perform offerings to the gods, praying for favorable weather, good crops, and national peace and prosperity.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 3. — The procession of costumes from Po Inư Nưgar temple (Phuoc Huu commune) to Po Klong Garai tower

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 4. — According to legend, all the costumes of kings and gods are kept by the Raglai people and are only brought down on occasions of Kate festival or New Year's offerings.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Khac Ha congratulated the Cham community in the province on a joyful and meaningful Kate festival. He hoped that dignitaries and officials with their abilities and prestige would continue to promote and encourage followers to stand 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.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 5. — After the ceremony was a graceful Cham dance performance by young girls.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 6. — Crowds of locals and tourists enjoy Cham dance performance

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 7. — A lively musical performance by Raglai artists

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 8. — The Kate Festival 2025 has restored the Raglai people's ma la formation in the costume procession, a precious cultural feature that had been interrupted for many years.

According to Mr. Nguyen Khac Ha, the Kate Festival creates an opportunity for Cham culture and Khanh Hoa culture to be promoted to friends and tourists near and far. He suggested that all levels, sectors and localities in the province continue to take practical and specific actions to accompany and preserve Cham cultural heritage, contributing to making the Kate Festival worthy of the scale and value of a national intangible cultural heritage.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 9. — Cham dignitaries at the Kate festival 2025

The Kate Festival 2025 takes place over 3 days, from October 20 to 22, with the main ceremony on the morning of October 21 at Cham temples and towers in the province. This is also the first year Khanh Hoa has synchronously implemented the project "Preserving and promoting the values of the Kate Festival of the Cham people in the period 2025 - 2030".

Notably, this year Khanh Hoa has restored the Raglai people's ma la troupe in the procession, a precious cultural feature that had been interrupted for many years. This is an effort by the locality to preserve the festival's identity.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 10. — Thousands of people were present at Po Klong Garai tower (Do Vinh ward, Khanh Hoa) to welcome the Kate Festival 2025.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 11. — Charming girls in traditional Cham costumes

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 12. — People prepare offerings to the gods at the ceremony.

Hình ảnh đặc sắc vui đón lễ hội Katê từ hàng nghìn người dân, du khách - Ảnh 13. — Kate Festival 2025 also organizes a Cham writing contest "Bright handwriting - Preserving Cham soul" for students and teenagers in the area.

The special feature of the project is its dual goal: to preserve traditional cultural identity and turn the Kate festival into an attractive cultural tourism destination in the sunny and windy land. With a total budget of more than 10.3 billion VND, the program focuses on 3 main pillars: supporting traditional ceremonies, investing in infrastructure and developing accompanying cultural and tourism activities.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hinh-anh-dac-sac-vui-don-le-hoi-kate-tu-hang-nghin-nguoi-dan-du-khach-185251021120622672.htm