29 OCTOBER 2018 - PHRA PRADAENG, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Racing long boats are rowed downriver during the long boat races in Phra Pradaeng. The longboat races go about one kilometer down the Chao Phraya River to the main pier in Phra Pradaeng. The boats are crewed by about 20 oarsmen. Longboat racing traditionally marks the end of the Buddhist Rains Retreat (called Buddhist Lent) in Thai riverside communities.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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