"Heart-stopping" bull fighting to celebrate March 26
(Baonghean.vn) - To celebrate the founding day of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26), the Mong people in the mountainous district of Ky Son organized a bull fighting festival. The intense and exciting fights that made viewers "heart-stopping" brought a vibrant atmosphere to the border area of Nghe An.
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On March 23, Nam Can commune (Ky Son district) held a bullfighting festival to celebrate the founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. This is a familiar activity every time there is a holiday for the Mong people in Nghe An. Participating in this festival were 22 pairs of bulls from communes with Mong people living throughout the district and neighboring Laos. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Cars from Laos brought cows to participate in the fighting festival. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Many bulls coming to the festival are decorated with colorful collars. Photo: Dao Tho |
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The match was intense and exciting with the players using their strength to directly attack their opponents. Photo: Dao Tho |
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To avoid danger from bullfighting, the Mong people use a long pole with a drawstring to control the "overzealous" bulls. Photo: Dao Tho |
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The black bull's fierce attack twisted its opponent's flank. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Usually, if hit by that attack, the opponent will fall to the ground and lose. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Two bulls used the strength of their sharp horns to press each other down. Photo: Dao Tho |
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The most dangerous is the use of sharp horns to hook the opponent's soft tissue. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Most of the cows were injured by these blows and had to be treated for a long time. Photo: Dao Tho |
Bull fighting video |
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A chase on the field made the audience's heart stop. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Attempts to control a losing bull. There are no prizes in the bullfighting competition, the winning bulls only receive compliments from the audience for their caretakers, but everyone is very excited and elated. Photo: Dao Tho |