Tibet Festival – Damgxung Horse Racing Festival
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Tibet Festival – Damgxung Horse Racing Festival

Update: Mar. 8th, 2012

Tibet Festival – Damgxung Horse Racing Festival

The celebration of Damgxung Horse Racing Festival would start on July 10th according to the Tibetan calendar. It will last for nearly one month. It is the most solemn Tibet festival for the herdsman in Damgxung.

It is said that the horse racing was spread to Tibet from Mongolia. The singers would also sing a Mongolian song to celebrate the Damgxung Horse Racing Festival till now.

The Damgxung Horse Racing Festival was originally to celebrate the harvest. It was also a chance to exchange the agriculture and animal husbandry products. Later, Tibetans add some recreational and entertainment activities into the celebration of Damgxung Horse Racing Festival.

Celebration of Damgxung Horse Racing Festival

The recreational activities and the horse racing of Damgxung Horse Racing Festival would be held between July 10th and July 12th according to the Tibetan calendar. The horses which would take part in the horse racing would be well treated before the festival. Most of the horsemen are youngsters between 12-20 years old. Besides, the archery competition would also be held on the Damgxung Horse Racing Festival.

In the first three days of Damgxung Horse Racing Festival, the herdsman would dress on their best costumes, especially the girls and boys. They would collect here and chase for their lovers with singing and dancing. All Tibetans would immerse themselves in the festal atmosphere. According to the rule of Sera Monastery, all the entertainment activities would be prohibited after the first three days. Politics activities and business exchanges would be held in the following days of the month.

July and August (according to Tibetan calendar) is the harvest season of agriculture and animal husbandry products. Tibetans would do some exchanges during the Damgxung Horse Racing Festival. This exchanging festival also attracts a large number of business men from other regions of Tibet. Thousands of people would enroll in the exchange meeting everyday.

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