Bhutan - Archery and Happiness

One of the pillars of GNH is preservation of the Bhutanese culture. Archery, being hands down the most popular sport, is most definitely a cherished part of the culture of Bhutan.
It is played with bamboo bows and arrows as well as more contempary metal equipment. The latter are imported and expensive and it appears, as in this competition, that the real purists are committed to the Bhutanese bows.
You will see above that the targets are placed incredibly far apart - 140 meters or 153.16 yards. Surely the celebratory dances emanated from the degree of luck mixed with skill needed to score points from such a distance.
There is a good bit of celebratory drinking as well and, as arrows can go astray and as there can be injuries ( like, um, death ), I consider myself, just by being a spectator at one event, definitely worthy of an "I survived a Bhutanese archery competition " tee shirt. No such silly tourist item exists in Bhutan. Darnnit.