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Hundreds of people flocked to Chonburi, near Bangkok to watch and take part in the annual Chonburi Buffalo Race. The festival highlight is the buffalo race on the final two days, which sees racers compete in a 100-metre sprint. Among the festival's other events are 'the most beautiful buffalo wear' contest, as well as parades.
Thailand's Chonburi province hosts the annual buffalo race. Angela Moore reports.
Paju, Sep 21 (EFE/EPA).- Koreans on Tuesday were celebrating the annual Chuseok autumn harvest holiday. Chuseok, which means "autumn eve," is the harvest celebration of the Lunar Calendar and is one of Korea's major traditional holidays, which falls on 21 Setpember this year.During this period, many South Koreans return to their family homes to share traditional food and pay homage to their ancestors.People also participate in festivities including dancing and traditional folk games to celebrate the change of seasons and a rich harvest. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: NORTH KOREAN DEFECTOR FAMILIES HAVE AN ANCESTOR-MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK PARK DURING CHUSEOK HOLIDAYS NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.
Bangkok, Apr 13 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand was celebrating its Buddhist New Year on Tuesday amid the strongest outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has limited festivities while authorities set up field hospitals to house those infected.The country, which until now had kept the spread of the virus under control, registered 965 new cases Tuesday, one of the highest figures since the pandemic began.Songkran festivities, as the occasion that runs until Apr. 15 is known in Thailand, has been restricted to religious rites and authorities have asked citizens to avoid the traditional water splashing battles, as happened last year. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK / DIEGO AZUBEL).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE POUR TRADITIONAL SCENTED WATER OVER A BUDDHA STATUE TO MARK THE SONGKRAN (THAI NEW YEAR) CELEBRATIONS AT WAT PHO TEMPLE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND WHILE SHOPS ALONG KHAOSAN ROAD ARE CLOSED AS EVENTS ARE CANCELLED IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Phnom Penh, Jan 28 (EFE/EPA).- Cambodia celebrated an annual religious festival Thursday that marks the occasion on which Buddha prophesied his death, drawing crowds of faithful followers to the country's Ponhea Leu province, where the ceremony was held this year.The Buddhist celebration of Meak Bochea, which traditionally takes place during the full moon of the third lunar month, was scaled down in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and was only attended by 80 monks, as had been agreed by the country's officials. (Camera: KITH SEREY)SHOT LIST: MAEK BOCHEA CELEBRATIONS IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.
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