Bustling opening of Kate festival in 2025

On the morning of October 21 (July 1st of the Cham calendar), at the special national relic site of Po Klong Garai tower (Do Vinh ward), the opening ceremony of the Kate festival 2025 took place. Attending were comrade Nguyen Khac Ha - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Khanh Hoa province; leaders of departments, branches, sectors and localities in the province; the Provincial Council of Cham Brahmin Dignitaries; the Customs Committee of Po Klong Garai tower; and thousands of people and tourists.

Comrade Nguyen Khac Ha and leaders of departments, branches, sectors and localities attended the opening ceremony of the Kate festival.

At the ceremony, members of the Provincial Council of Cham Brahmin dignitaries performed the ritual of carrying costumes from Po Inư Nưgar Temple (Phuoc Huu Commune) to Po Klong Garai Tower to perform the rituals of offering to the gods, praying for favorable weather, good crops, and national peace and prosperity. After the ceremony, there was also a graceful Cham dance performance; a lively orchestral performance of ma la instruments performed by Raglai artists.

Comrade Nguyen Khac Ha delivered a congratulatory speech to all Cham people on the occasion of the Kate festival.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade 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 propagate 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 Khanh Hoa province. Thereby, creating opportunities 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 have practical and specific actions and work to accompany and preserve Cham cultural heritage; preserve and develop the Kate festival in the coming time, contributing to making the Kate festival of the Cham people worthy of the scale and value of a national intangible cultural heritage.

Comrade Nguyen Khac Ha presented gifts to congratulate members of the Provincial Council of Cham Brahmin Dignitaries.

The dignitaries performed the ritual of carrying costumes from Po Inư Nugar temple to Po Klong Garai tower.

Cham girls in fan dance.

People flocked to Po Klong Garai tower to attend the Kate festival.

On this occasion, at Po Klong Garai tower, there are also worshiping activities of the people; Cham writing contest with the theme "Bright handwriting - Preserving Cham soul"; folk games of carrying water jars, sack jumping, tug of war; art performances to serve the people and tourists...

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Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/tin-noi-bat-trang-chu/202510/ron-rang-khai-hoi-kate-nam-2025-ade6191/