pacu jawi (cow race)

Pacu Jawi or can be referred to in Indonesian cattle race is a traditional game of attraction that are contested in Tanah Datar regency , West Sumatra , Indonesia . Every year , the cow race held in rotation for four weeks in four districts in Tanah Datar regency , namely Pariangan district , rambatan district, Limo Kaum district , and Sungai Tarab district . Pacu Jawi has existed since hundreds of years ago , which was originally an activity undertaken by farmers after the harvest season for leisure as well as a means of entertainment for the local community . Unlike the cattle on the island of Madura races held on a dry track , Pacu Jawi in Tanah Datar regency was held in the paddy fields after harvest of the local population and in muddy conditions . Interestingly , a pair of his own cows just ran unopposed , not with opposite sex couples as befits a race . Where , judgment is righteous or not righteous pair of cows in the running , in addition to travel time trajectory assessment .
Moreover , this activity is also combined with the tradition of the local community , such as dance performances and traditional musical instruments play .
Game, A pair of jockey riding a cow ( or ox in Minang language ) is flanked by plowman equipment while holding the rope and tail biting two cows . Where a jockey will be equipped with runway plow made ​​of bamboo as a stand when the race begins . The tool is one of the tools used by farmers to plow their fields . Both cows had bitten when cows will make run faster , more powerful second tail was bitten cattle , the sooner the cow ran .
Runway winner is the pair of ox cow can run the straight without the slightest turn to the finish line or finish line . Usually in a race that will see many cows turn , even those who move to another field .
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