camel fighting

Camel Fighting The Persian New Year of Naoruz is to signify the arrival of sun in north equinox, or the arrival of spring, and has been used as the day of New Year in Persian calendar since ancient time. Naoruz is usually on 21 March. The most vibrant place to celebrate Naoruz in Afghanistan is in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. The Arab descendants there have tradition of holding camel fighting competition. Many of Afghan traditional games includes fighting, in local language is known as jang (“war”), like dog fighting, camel fighting, bird fighting, even egg fighting. Adu Unta Tahun baru Naoruz adalah penanda tibanya matahari di garis balik lintang utara, merupakan tahun baru dalam penanggalan Persia kuno, biasanya jatuh pada 21 Maret. Di Afghanistan, tempat paling ramai untuk merayakan Naoruz adalah di Mazar-e-Sharif. Masyarakat keturunan Arab di sana punya tradisi mengadu unta. Banyak permainan di Afghanistan yang bersifat mengadu, dalam bahasa setempat disebut jang (perang), seperti perang anjing, perang unta, perang burung, bahkan perang telur. [...]