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Ongor Festival celebrated in Lhoka, Tibet

(China Tibet Online) Updated: 2015-07-16 17:13 Comments

Ongor Festival celebrated in Lhoka, Tibet

Photo shows that Tibetan farmers performs horse race to celebrate the Ongkor Festival in Gongkar County, Lhoka Prefecture, Tibet autonomous region.


As the crop-ripening time approaches, Tibetan farmers begin to celebrate the Ongkor Festival, which is prevalent in rural areas, especially in those areas along the middle reach of the Yarlung Zangbo River and Lhasa River Valley.

In Tibetan language, "Ong" means the field and "Kor" means walking around, so it means walking around the crop fields to express the farmers' yearning for a good harvest.

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