Festival goers attend day one of the Parklife Festival at Heaton Park on June 9, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Mercury Press)

A boy flies his kite in a cemetery in the Vila Operaria Favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 9, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

A West African Slender-snouted Crocodile is pictured in its enclosure at the zoo of Abidjan, Ivory Coast September 9, 2016. (Photo by Luc Gnago/Reuters)

Model Bella Hadid is seen on June 9, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)

Tourists are visiting Pingyao Ancient City in Shanxi Province, China, on July 9, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Revellers react in a water fight during Songkran Festival celebrations, in Hong Kong, China on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)

It’s a tradition that dates back hundreds of years, where two stallions fight over a female to ring the Chinese new year. And when it’s the Year of the Horse, the fights are considered to be even more significant. They’re held in small villages across southern China and have been condemned by animal rights groups, including Hong-Kong based Animals Asia. But those who participate in the events defend the fights and insist they take care of the animals.

(L-R) Michael Kasrpowicz, Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath of Australia re-enact the famous Beatles album cover at Abbey Road on July 19, 2005 in London, United Kingdom (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)