ASIAN CULTURAL &
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40,000 visitors attend Bay Nui Festival |
The 17th Bay Nui Cow
Racing Festival took place at Ta Miet
Pagoda in Luong Phi commune, Tri Ton
district, southern province of An Giang
on September 27, attracting more than
40,000 visitors. The festival saw a race
of 70 pairs of cows from districts of An
Giang province, Kien Giang province and
Cambodia, to race for professional and
amateur prizes.
On the first day of competition, Tran
Van Cat, a farmer from Vinh Trung
commune, Tinh Bien district won first
prize for the professional race while
Nguyen Van But from Luong Phi commune,
Tri Ton district won first prize for
amateur race. “I have participated in
this race for several years. I won the
second prize two consecutive years but
this year I obtained the first prize.
This is a great joy for my family,” said
Cat.
The Bay Nui cow racing is a unique
festival of southern people. All racers
are farmers who participate in the event
not for money but for the fame of their
commune. The winning pairs of cows are
cared for like valuable assets and they
can take part in the race the next year.
The festival dates back to a custom of
cow racing during the rice cultivation
season of the Khmer people and it has
been held annually since 1992 in Tri Ton
and Tinh Bien districts of An Giang
province.
Source :
Dan Tri, TTXVN |
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