Cham ethnic people living in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are
enjoying some of the happiest days of the year, as Ramadan has arrived,
lasting a whole month from the last week of June.
The festival, which falls in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar,
has special meaning for the ethnic group. On these days, Islamic
followers from 15 years of age abstain from food and drink during the
daytime in order to understand the lives led by poor people, teaching
them patience and humility.
Ramadan also presents
Muslims in the province an opportunity to review their rights and
wrongs and work towards becoming better followers of Islam and better
citizens to society.
The Cham ethnic community in
An Giang was established 200 years ago and is now made up of nearly
15,000 people, whose livelihoods are mainly based on traditional brocade
weaving, cattle farming and agricultural production.
The Cham are one of the province’s four largest ethnic groups, along
with the Kinh, the Hoa and the Khmer, and have greatly contributed to
its socio-economic development.-VNA