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Ox Racing Festival

The annual Bảy Núi (Seven Mountains) Ox Racing Festival in Tri Tôn. It's one of the major traditional festivals of the Khmer people of An Giang. The festival is part of the Sene Dolta (Dolta New Year, the worship of grandparents and ancestors), one of the most important annual festivals of the Khmer community. The pair of oxen must drag the harrow and the person (ox racer) during the race.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Tri Ton, Vietnam
Camera: ILCE-7M2
Copyright: © Catalin Chitu