Buzkashi, the most popular Tajik game.
11 / 06 / 2023![Buzkashi, the most popular Tajik game Buzkashi, the most popular Tajik game](/img/41/96/419694_0:273:5315:3263_880x0_80_0_0_6b12180d4a7d02b33c101c21ab68bca8.jpg)
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Every year, between November and April, when the temperature is chilly, the Buzkashi season opens in Tajikistan. Buzkashi — from the Persian words goat (“buz”) and drag (“kashi '') — has been played in Central Asia for centuries and involves horse riders — chapandaz — dragging a dead goat around markers across a huge field surrounded by hills. Every weekend, multiple events take place all over this mountainous country, offering surprising entertainment.