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Traditional Water Buffalo Race Marks Beginning of Rice Planting Season in Thailand

Four participants in the Thai water buffalo race sprint barefoot trying to control their beasts galloping across a decorated paddy field, amid screaming fans who come to the Chonburi province every year to attend the contest, reported Agence France Press (AFP). The riotously noisy, and slightly chaotic annual tradition marks…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 29, 2022

Mud, sweat and cheers: Traditional water buffalo race enthralls Chon Buri crowds

Boys scurry, duck and weave through crowds sheltering from the suffocating heat before upending buckets of cooling water on beefy bovines waiting to compete at the annual traditional buffalo races in Chon Buri on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 26, 2022