The fascinating Seven Mountains Bull Racing Festival in An Giang

The 28th Bay Nui Buffalo Racing Festival for the An Giang Television Cup recently took place at the Tri Ton District Buffalo Racing Arena. Fifty pairs of buffaloes from localities with large Khmer ethnic minority populations in An Giang Province and Giang Thanh District (Kien Giang Province) participated in the competition.

Exciting bull racing festival in Bay Nui.

The Bay Nui bull racing festival is a unique and unparalleled form of agricultural festival of the Khmer ethnic minority in the Bay Nui region.

The festival not only showcases the beauty of traditional culture with its strong humanistic values, but also serves as a meaningful sporting and recreational playground for Khmer farmers in the villages after their hard work in the fields.

After 27 editions, the Bay Nui Bull Racing Festival has become a unique cultural feature of the Bay Nui community, attracting the attention of tourists and creating an attractive tourism product for the Bay Nui region of An Giang province.

The Bay Nui bull racing festival takes place during the time when the Khmer people begin preparing for the new rice crop.

The pairs of oxen are carefully cared for throughout the year in preparation for the competition.

The Bay Nui bull racing festival is a cultural "specialty" of the Khmer ethnic people in the Bay Nui region.

Foreign tourists also come to watch the bull race.

The pair of oxen bearing the number 42, owned by Mr. Chau Mene (residing in Co To town, Tri Ton district), won first prize.

Mr. Chau Mene also received the award for best bull handler.

The pair of oxen bearing the number 25, owned by Mr. Nguyen Van Quyen (residing in An Phu ward, Tinh Bien town), won second prize.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/video/video-hap-dan-le-hoi-dua-bo-bay-nui-o-an-giang-20231014201523265.htm