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Ethnic Cham Bani people living in the central province of Binh
Thuan began celebrations to welcome their new year with the traditional Ramuwan
festival, which started on Wednesday.
It's the biggest festival for the Islamic community in Viet Nam, and the
one-month celebration includes several traditional rituals such praying
ceremonies and traditional activities such as cleaning and decorating ancestors'
graves.
Among the solemn rituals, the nao ghur is the most important and involves people
paying their respects to dead relatives by praying and carefully cleaning their
graves. The Cham Bani people believe that this ritual is a type of pilgrimage to
their ancestors.
According to Khe Thanh Mai, head of Lam Giang Hamlet in Ham Tri Commune, Ham
Thuan Bac District, thanks to this year's bumper crop, the local Cham Bani
community are well prepared for the new year's celebration.
During the Ramuwan, in addition to ritualistic ceremonies, other activities
include sports and other competitions along with folk music performances that
attract thousand of local people as well as tourists.
Binh Thuan Province is home to more than 15,000 ethnic Cham Bani people.
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Source:
VietNamNet/Viet Nam News |
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