a common sport in the farming and stockbreeding areas on the grand Tibetan Plateau of Qingzang altiplano. They hold yak racing events annually to celebrate the good harvest, and they pray for good weather during the coming year. The festival which used to be held on 25 November has been reordered as the Wangguo Festival and is held before the harvest season in August. In Mongolia In the northern Khangai Mountains of Mongolia, the traditional Yak Festival is held near the lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur every year, on the first and second days of August. See also Buzkashi References External links Yak Racing — photographs and information Photograph of yak racing Sport in Tibet Sport in Mongolia Sport in Kyrgyzstan Traditional sports of Pakistan Animal racing Yaks Animal festival or ritual