The tradition of the oxcart race goes back centuries and marks the arrival of lunar new year.
A man prepares his ox for an oxcart race at Romdoul village, Kampong Speu province, southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 7, 2024. / Photo: AP
Under a hot sun and amid clouds of dust, they gathered on Sunday in Romduol village in Kampong Speu province, about 40 kilometers west of the capital, Phnom Penh. The race marked Khmer Lunar New Year, celebrated from April 13 to 16, and the end of the rice harvest. Under a hot sun and amid clouds of dust, they gathered on Sunday in Romduol village in Kampong Speu province, about 40 kilometers west of the capital, Phnom Penh.
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