Camel Wrestling Championship, 2015
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17-18 January 2015
Camel Wrestling Festival
Selcuk - Ephesus - Turkey
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EVERY YEAR 3rd SUNDAY IN JANUARY is the annual Camel Wrestling Championship held in Selcuk in Turkey.
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The event puts together two bull (male) camels with a female camel on
heat nearby.
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The camels fight it out for the female, leaning on each other to push the
other one down.
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A camel wrestling event involves considerable pomp and ceremony. The
camels are decorated, and participate in a march through town followed by musicians
on the day before the event.
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Held in an ancient stadium at Ephesus, near the town of Selçuk, the camel wrestling championships have drawn thousands of spectators annually. The festival usually
highlights wrestling of 120 camels
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