Wednesday, September 28, 2011

An annual buffalo-racing ceremony in Cambodia

Boys wrestle during an annual buffalo-racing ceremony at Virhear Sour village in Kandal province, 30 km (18 miles) southeast of Phnom Penh

Boys wrestle during an annual buffalo-racing ceremony at Virhear Sour village in Kandal province, 30 km (18 miles) southeast of Phnom Penh September 27, 2011. The ceremony, which started more than 70 years ago, is held to honour the Neakta Preah Srok pagoda spirit. It also marks the end of the Festival of Pchum Ben, which lasts from September 13 to September 27. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Men wrestle during an annual buffalo-racing ceremony at Virhear Sour village in Kandal province

Men wrestle during an annual buffalo-racing ceremony at Virhear Sour village in Kandal province, 30 km (18 miles) southeast of Phnom Penh September 27, 2011. The ceremony, which started more than 70 years ago, is held to honour the Neakta Preah Srok pagoda spirit. It also marks the end of the Festival of Pchum Ben, which lasts from September 13 to September 27. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

Cambodian men compete in a traditional wrestling style at Preah Vihear Sour pagoda on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Kandal province, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Residents of the village on Tuesday held an annual water buffalo race to mark the end of a traditional celebration known as the Festival for the Dead in Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian men compete in a traditional wrestling style at Preah Vihear Sour pagoda on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Kandal province, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Residents of the village on Tuesday held an annual water buffalo race to mark the end of a traditional celebration known as the Festival for the Dead in Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian man ride on water buffalos at Preah Vihear Sour pagoda during a water buffalo racing on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Kandal province some 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Residents of the village on Tuesday held an annual water buffalo race to mark the end of a traditional celebration known as the Festival for the Dead in Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian man ride on water buffalos at Preah Vihear Sour pagoda during a water buffalo racing on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Kandal province some 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Residents of the village on Tuesday held an annual water buffalo race to mark the end of a traditional celebration known as the Festival for the Dead in Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

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