Festivals in Ninh Thuan

Festivals in Ninh Thuan

Cau Dao Festival of the Cham
Time: The 18th day of the fifth lunar month or when the drought menaced. 
Place: Poklong Garai and Po Rome Towers, Ninh Thuan Province. 
Objects of worship: Agriculture Genie. 
Characteristics: The sorcerer and local people go to tower to worship the Agriculture Genie praying for rain and pray gods for good crops. White buffalo is used as the offering to sacrifice to the god.      

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Kate Festival
Time: From the 30th day of the 6th month to 2nd day of the 7th month according to Cham calendar (around at the end of September and the beginning of October according to solar calendar). 
Place: Po Inu Nagar Temple, Po Klong Garai Tower, Po Rome Tower (Ninh Thuan Province) 
Objects of worship: Goddess Po Inu Nagar, King Po Klong Garai and King Po Rome. 
Characteristics: Ritual of the Cham people.      

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