Tuesday 31 May 2011

Annual Elephant Roundup

When celebration occurs: Third weekend of Novemeber
Surin a province in the northeast in Thailand holds a Festival for elephants. Surin is also known as the province for elephants. Every year more then 100 elephants take part in this event.
The Elephant display their amazing grace, strength and intelligence and present and play games like soccer, log carrying, and the tug-of-war against human teams. The playfulness and skill always seems to be admired by the audience. The mock battle is the main attraction of the weekend. It demonstrates the power, talent and strength that these animals have and this is a good example of why they used to be used in wars against invading countries. Prayers are held at this festival for the taming and capturing of elephants in the next season. This festival is recommended strongly because it is a great opportunity to see the gracious, big animals: Thailand’s National Symbol.

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