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Fresh Yak blood Drinking Festival in Mustang, Annapurna Trek

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Nepal is a country where they celebrate more festival then days. It is Hindus and Buddhist combined country they celebrate many festivals together to. There are some festival are date fixed, some are seasonable, some of region wise and depend of weather to. In the lap of Annapurna circuit trek the lower mustang kaligandaki vally area occupied by  famous ethnic group Thakali . After few days trek via ghorepani poon hill and cross world deepest gorge Dana Ghasa you will reach the town called Late. From there the Thakali zone begin. After few hour walk you will reach Thak khola and Tokuche village. Where the local people celebrate a amazing festival ' Fresh Yak Blood Drinking Festival' in the season of October/November.  Many of people will go to high altitude yak farm make the camp for festival. After that they catch the yak and take blood using by syringe and drip down to glass then people will drink per glass with paying some of cash. To drink blood you need to wait and r