Traditional Thailand Buffalo Race Kicks Off Rice Growing Season

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25 July 2022 15:07 WIB

A Jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand, July 24, 2022. Thai farmers raced their water buffaloes at a muddy annual race on Sunday to mark the beginning of the new rice growing season at the start of the monsoon weather, in a tradition dating back to the 1800s which celebrates the beasts of burden. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

25 Juli 2022 00:00 WIB

A Jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand, July 24, 2022. The race, which sometimes takes place at the end of the monsoon, was paused during the coronavirus pandemic but returned last year. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

25 Juli 2022 00:00 WIB

Jockeys compete in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand, July 24, 2022. Most Thai farmers no longer use water buffalo for farming but many are still keen to keep the animals. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

25 Juli 2022 00:00 WIB