Date: the 8th and 9th lunar month
The festival is first celebrated in the towers and mausoleums,
and then the celebrations move to the family homes.
This Cham festival is also an occasion to commemorate heroes
and spirits ( Po Nagar), kings of merit (Kings Po Klong Garai
and Po Ro Me), and their people. On this occasion, the Raglai
people travel to the Highlands to celebrate with the Cham.
DINH THAY FESTIVAL
Date: the 15th and 16th days of the 10th lunar month The Dinh Thay festival is celebrated in Binh Thuan.
According to legend, Thay and Thim were a virtuous man and his
wife. They were making traditional medicines and living a
secluded life.
The festival commemorates the anniversary of their death and
still involves superstitious elements. Numerous people come to
the festival to pray, to get tattooed, and to attend
vegetarian and meat banquets.
