Young men beating a buffalo: Young men beatl a buffalo at the buffalo beating ceremony in Buon Tri village, Buon Don district, in Vietnam's Central province of Daklak, on March 25, 2004. Buffalo beating ceremony is one of annual culture activities of the ethnic people in the Central highland provinces on March. According to the ethnic people custom, buffalo is a people's friend and only buffalo can speak with Heaven's God. So, killing buffalo as an offering to the God is an official ceremony of the March festival. KTS Photo/Tra My /KTS