Chiefs fans have been told that cow bells are not welcome at the Super Rugby Pacific final in Christchurch on Saturday. The Waikato supporters are known for enthusiastically ringing the metal bells ...

We meet a massive cow loitering atop a fairytale ridge ... (usually mid-June), the farmer straps elaborate ceremonial bells on his cows and takes them up to a hut at high elevations.

With cow bells jangling and Maasai women thumping up and down, doing a dance they usually do in drought times to praise God, the ceremony to reciprocate the cattle ended.

Cattle are adorned with headdresses of flowers and other decorations and huge crowds gather to gaze upon the bovine processions. Cow bells take up a sizable portion of every souvenir shop in the ...