At the Vihear Suor village water buffalo racing festival, Cambodia, Buffalo Racing in Cambodia, 27 September 2006 each year, people visit Buddhist temples across the country to honor their deceased loved ones during a 15-day period commonly known as the Festival of the Dead, but in Vihear Suor village, about 22 miles northeast of Cambodia, citizens each year wrap up the festival with a water buffalo race to entertain visitors and honour a pledge made hundreds of years ago.