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People "hit the horn" to celebrate Tibetan New Year in Lhasa (5)

(Xinhua)    09:23, February 13, 2016

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LHASA, Feb. 12, 2016 -- People participate in the ceremony of a game called "hit the horn", in celebration of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, in Dagze County, Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 12, 2016. The game, which literally means hitting the horn of an ox, is a traditional sports game in Tibet, symbolizes good luck if anyone successfully hits tip of the horn at a distance of more than 30 meters. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)


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