Festival celebrates Cham culture
(VOV) - A special sports, culture and tourism festival featuring members of the Cham ethnic group began in the southcentral province of Ninh Thuan on October 14.
Various cultural activities like art shows, traditional costume shows, brocade weaving contests, a culinary fair and sports competitions will be held during the three-day event which coincides with the group’s traditional Kate festival.
A conference on preserving and developing Cham ethnic culture in parallel with promoting tourism will be the key activity at the event, which will gather both scientists and cultural activists.
The event is expected to attract Cham people from nine localities including Binh Thuan, Phu Yen, An Giang, Tay Ninh, HCM City and Dong Nai.
According to statistics from 2008, the Cham group was ranked 14th in population size when compared to all 54 ethnic groups in the country, with 145,000 members.