Livestock prosperity festival held in Inner Mongolia

A herdsman takes a photo on his camel during the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, February 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the "new year" for their livestocks herds. During the festival, people go out camping tents, examine the health problems of their livestock, and dressing up the male livestock.

Herdsmen decorate a bull in celebration of the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, February 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the "new year" for their livestocks herds. During the festival, people go out camping tents, examine the health problems of their livestock, and dressing up the male livestock. 

A herdsman decorates a camel in celebration of the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, February 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the "new year" for their livestocks herds. During the festival, people go out camping tents, examine the health problems of their livestock, and dressing up the male livestock. 

Herdsmen decorate a goat in celebration of the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, February 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the "new year" for their livestocks herds. During the festival, people go out camping tents, examine the health problems of their livestock, and dressing up the male livestock. 

Herdsmen offer sacrifices to gods during the traditional livestock prosperity festival at Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, February 21, 2013. The festival is a special day typically held around the Spring Festival, on which nomadic Mongolians celebrates the "new year" for their livestocks herds. During the festival, people go out camping tents, examine the health problems of their livestock, and dressing up the male livestock. Photo: Xinhua

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