Elephant racing festival,one of the biggest festivals in Tay Nguyen, is held annually in the third lunar month. As preparation for the festival, villagers feed their elephants with a wide range of food apart from grass, including corns, sugar canes, sweet potatoes papayas, and bananas.Also,in order to preserve their strength, the elephants take a rest without hard work. One the day of the event, elephants from several villages gather at Don village.Each time, ten elephants will run at the same time for about one or two kilometers. The competition is guided by the sound of tu va, a kind of horn.The first elephant which reaches the appointed destination will receive a laurel wreath as a sing of victory, and it will enjoy the achievement excitedly with sugar canes and bananas from surrounding people. After finishing the race at Don village, the elephants move to Serepok River for another competition-swimming.They also participate in games like football and tug of war. At the end of the festive day, all festival goers mass at Don Village's community house for feasting, drinking stem wine, and in a jubilant atmosphere with the boisterous sound of gongs and drum.