Horse Jousting in Awi Zone from muluken Watch Video
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Description: Horse jousting in northern Ethiopia is a mesmerizing spectacle. It is a sport and a pastime, playful and yet serious. The competitors dress their horses with bright red yarn garlands and the bravest accessorize themselves with shawls of horse hair. While riding at high speeds with a wooden stick and leather shield in hand, they attempt to spear the other. Horns are blown and flags are waved. It is a common event during religious Orthodox festivities and especially popular among the Awi people in
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