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Picture of the day: Moyo festival buffalo races

A jockey spurs the buffalos as they race during Barapan Kebo or buffalo races as part of the Moyo festival in Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

The traditional Buffalo races, known as Barapan Kebo, are held by Samawa tribes in muddy rice fields to celebrate and provide entertainment ahead of the annual planting season.

Jockeys secure themselves on a wooden structure attached to the buffalo, and maneuver across the mud in a race to the finish line.

The jockeys weild long sticks, in a similar style to jousting, and direct them towards targets called 'Saka'.

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