Quick answerWhat are the main rituals of the Ramưwan festival?
The festival has three basic parts: the grave-visiting ceremony, the ancestral offering ceremony, and the period of fasting and purification at the Bà Ni Islamic temples and the Islam mosque. The grave-visiting ceremony is the opening part and is considered the most important.
From the article “Ramưwan Festival of the Cham Bani: Timing, Rituals and Meaning”
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