31 December 2021
即使“奧秘克隆”流行，但巴林島、科威特、阿曼、沙特和卡達的駱駝主近來還是去阿聯酋。
他們帶著他們的4萬隻最美麗的駱駝參加
“Al Dhafra Festival”~“扎法爾”駱駝節，即慶祝沙漠文化的節日。
專家稱以前駱駝的美是由外表決定的，只有雌駱駝參賽，因為雄駱駝的戰鬥力太強。
五個男人裁判委員會決定勝者。
Mohammed al-Muhari是委員之一，他
說裁判找數百隻駱駝表演。
他說脖子又瘦又長，頰闊蹄大，嘴唇下垂，駱駝必須能走高。
al-Muhari 說“這是與人類不同”。
有的養殖戶試圖欺騙，用違禁藥讓駱駝嘴唇長出來，面部柔和，增大背部。
該節的發言人Abdel Hadi Sale稱將不透露多少養殖戶用過違禁藥，但是在進入駱駝選美節前所有駱駝必須有詳細的藥檢。
Saleh稱自從幾年前研究者用X射線和其他裝置檢測後，欺詐已經降低了。
駱駝選美節每次選出前十名，獎金從1300美元到13600美元。
迪拜的養殖戶Saleh al-Minhali 說參賽不只是為了錢，而是文化的傳承。
扎法爾節是全國慶祝的重要的駱駝節，也有獵鷹賽，駱駝跳舞和駱駝擠奶比賽。
比賽為期10天分兩組:從阿聯酋和阿曼的褐棕色“Mahaliyat”品種；從沙特黑色的“Majaheen”品種。
四小時比賽，裁判記下駱駝身體的所有部分細節。養殖戶大喊多長的脖子啊!
當沙漠太陽下落時，贏的養殖戶領獎，駱駝戴上金皇冠和銀線衣。
Even as the Omicron version of the coronavirus spreads, camel owners from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates.
They brought with them 40,000 of their most beautiful camels for the Al Dhafra Festival, an event that celebrates desertculture.
Camel beauty is decided based on appearances agreed upon generations ago. Only female camels take part because males fight too much, experts said.
A five-man jury decides the winners.
One of the organizers, Mohammed al-Muhari, described what judges were looking for as hundreds of camels were being shown.
Necks must be long and thin, cheeks wide and hooves large, he told The Associated Press. Lips must hang down. The camels must walk tall.
"It's not so different from humans," al-Muhari said.
Some breeders have tried to cheat. They use banned injections to grow the camel's lips, soften the face and increase the size of the camel's back.
Festival spokesman Abdel Hadi Saleh would not say how many breeders had been banned over measures to change a camel's appearance. All camels have detailed medical examinations before entering Al Dhafra Festival.
Since Emirati investigators began using X-rays and other devices a few years ago, Saleh said the number of cheaters has fallen.
"We easily catch them, and they realize getting caught, it's not worth the cost to their reputation," he said.
A great deal is at stake. Al Dhafra Festival offers the top 10 winners in each categoryprizes from $1,300 to $13,600.
At the main Saudi contest, the most beautiful get high prices. Camels change hands in deals worth millions of dirhams, a local form of money.
But breeders say it is not only about the money.
Saleh al-Minhali is a camel-owner from Dubai.
"It is a kind of our heritage and custom that the (Emirati rulers) Revived," he said. Revive is a term that means to bring back.
Gone are the days when camels were important for daily life in the country.
However, experts say Emiratis are increasingly searching for meaning in the past. This includes Bedouin traditions that were common before the UAE became a nation 50 years ago.
Rima Sabban of the Zayed University in Dubai said, "Younger Emiratis who have identity issues are going back to their heritage to find a sense of belonging."
Sabban added, "The society developed and modernized so fast it creates a crisis inside."
Festivals across the country celebrate the camel's importance. Al Dhafra also features falcon racing, camel dancing and a camel milking contest.
Each category in the 10-day contest is divided into two types of camels: Mahaliyat, the tan breed that comes from the UAE and Oman, and Majaheen, the darker breed from Saudi Arabia.
For hours, judges studied each camel, writing lists of the animal's body parts for scoring purposes. Breeders shouted to surprise camels so they would look up and show off long necks.
As the sun set over the sands, the winning breeders were called to accept their prizes. Camels were crowned with gold and silver-lined cloth.
We've received over 40 prizes (in various camel contests) this year alone," said Mohammed Saleh bin Migrin al-Amri as he held four from the day, including two golds.
After that, he jumped into his vehicle and the victory parade of vehicles and camels disappeared into the desert。
