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In Tajik wedding, herdsmen vie for the goat

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Updated: 2010-10-25 17:27
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In Tajik wedding, herdsmen vie for the goat
Herdsmen of the Tajik ethnic group scramble to recover the body of a goat during a competition 4,000 meters above sea level in Tashi Kuergan Tajik autonomous county, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 24. The Tajik people in the Pamir Plateau usually choose to hold wedding ceremonies in the harvest season of autumn, and the goat scrambling competition is an important part of the wedding celebrations. [Photo/Xinhua] 

 

In Tajik wedding, herdsmen vie for the goat
Herdsmen of the Tajik ethnic group scramble to recover the body of a goat during a competition 4,000 meters above sea level in Tashi Kuergan Tajik autonomous county, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 24. The Tajik people in the Pamir Plateau usually choose to hold wedding ceremonies in the harvest season of autumn, and the goat scrambling competition is an important part of the wedding celebrations. [Photo/Xinhua]