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Chonburi, Oct 1 (EFE/EPA).- Thailand celebrated its annual Chonburi Buffalo Racing Festival on Thursday with around 300 buffaloes thundering down the track to roaring cheers from the crowd.Divided into categories according to size, the buffaloes raced throughout the day, with some jockeys taking a spill.The festival is held every October by farmers to celebrate the rice harvest and mark the end of the Buddhist Lent, according to an epa-efe reporter.It dates back more than 140 years and is thought to be the only one of its kind in the world.The colorful festival also includes a decorated buffalo beauty contest, horse parade, wagon parade and music and food.The seaside city of the province of the same name is located about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Bangkok. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). SHOT LIST: THE ANNUAL WATER BUFFALO RACES IN CHONBURI PROVINCE, THAILAND.
Thailand's Chonburi province hosts the annual buffalo race. Angela Moore reports.
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes hands over the keys of the Brazilian city to the Rei Momo - king of the carnival - marking the start of the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. IMAGES
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.
Cádiz, Aug 6 (EFE).- Spain celebrated Friday the last day of the first stage of annual horse race on the beach in southern city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The event takes place annually in August since 1845 and is divided into two stages.B-ROLL OF THE HORSE RACE IN SANLÚCAR DE BARRAMEDA, CÁDIZ, SPAIN.
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