"Makepung", not war!!!

Balinese ride their water buffalos during a race called "Makepung" in Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia on Sunday 24 September 2006. Buffalo races, held by farmers to celebrate a good harvest, have now become a tourist attraction. A buffalo owner an religious leader said, a ritual laden with magic spells is held for the buffaloes a day before the race to calm them and to make them stronger.