Kate Festival: The Grandest Celebration of the Year for the Cham Brahmin People
The Kate Festival is the Cham Brahmin New Year in Ninh Thuận, held in the 7th Cham month to honor deities, kings and ancestors.
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The Katê Festival takes place annually in the seventh month of the Cham calendar, which corresponds to around October in the solar calendar.
From the article “Katê Festival and the Indispensable Role of the Raglai People”
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