1. Read the title and look at the picture. What do you know about this festival? Listen/Watch and read to check.

(Đọc tiêu đề và nhìn vào bức hình. Bạn biết gì về lễ hội này? Nghe/Xem và đọc để kiểm tra.)

2. Read the text again and complete the sentences (1-5). Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.

(Đọc bài khoá lần nữa và hoàn thành các câu (1-5). Viết KHÔNG QUÁ BA TỪ từ bài khoá cho mỗi câu trả lời.)

Katê Festival

Cultural diversity is a vital aspect of any society, and festivals of ethnic groups play an essential role in preserving the cultural identity of a community. Embracing cultural values through festivals is an important way of staying connected with one community as well as its history and traditions, and a well-known Katê Festival of the Chăm people in Vietnam is an example to prove so.

The Katê Festival, also known as Mbăng Katê, is the biggest yearly festival for the Chăm people in Vietnam. It is a special time of year when they honour important figures in their history and the dead in their families. The Kate Festival takes place on the first day of the seventh month in the Chăm calendar, usually in September or October. It lasts for three days and takes place around three important ancient structures in Ninh Thuận Province: the Po Klaung Yăgrai Tower, the Po Romé Tower and the Po Inû Nagar Temple. All of these places are very important to Champa culture and history.

On the morning of the first day, Cham families take part in processions as they travel to the towers and temple, bringing gifts of fruit, meat and rice. In a special ceremony, the Cham people receive the costumes of the Goddess Po Nagar from the Raglai people, a cultural group with close connections to Champa culture. The Chăm carry the costumes to the temple to celebrate Po Nagar, then they open the gates. Inside the temple, they start bathing the statues of important figures and watching sacred dances. After those performances, people enjoy lively parties until the evening of the festival's second day.

On the last day, people make special offerings to their gods at community houses in their villages and pray for luck and good health for the coming year. Once this is over, there are traditional music performances, and then people do fun activities like playing football and participating in weaving competitions.

The Katê Festival is a popular celebration of the Chăm people's traditional culture and beliefs. It is not only an important event in the Chăm calendar but also a symbol of the Chăm community's unity and rich cultural heritage.

1. The Katê Festival happens at the start of the seventh month of the _____.

2. The Chăm people get the costumes of Goddess Po Nagar in a _____.

3. At the temple, the Chăm people bathe statues and observe _____.

4. The end of the festival involves sports, crafts and _____.

5. The festival is a strong representation of the togetherness and _____ of Chăm ethnic group.

3. Collect information about another traditional festival of an ethnic group you know in Vietnam. Design a poster and present it to the class. Include information about its name, the location, the time, its celebrations and its importance on cultural diversity in Vietnam.

(Thu thập thông tin về một lễ hội truyền thống khác của một dân tộc thiểu số bạn biết ở Việt Nam. Thiết kế một áp phích và trình diễn nó với cả lớp. Bao gồm thông tin về tên, địa điểm, thời gian, tổ chức và sự quan trọng của lễ hội đến sự đa dạng văn hoá của Việt Nam.)