Archery

Monks enjoying the day watching an archery match.

Dad learning about traditional Bhutanese bows. This guy has been making them for over 40 years and showed dad how to put one together.

The Bhutanese shoot their arrows 140 meters from a small white target. If a team hits the target, they do a victory song and dance. They are wearing the traditional gho which is required during tournaments. They take archery very seriously, often before a tournament the men will go to the temple and pray and some Bhutanese ave also told me that the archers will not sleep next to a woman the night before. Maybe to better concentrate on the game.