Karapan Sapi (bull-race) is a term to describe a bull grandstand race comes from the island of Madura, East Java. In this race, a pair of cows interesting sort of timber trains (where the jockey standing and controlling the bull pairs) driven at a speed race against race couples other bulls. The race track is usually around 100 meters and racing competitions can take about ten seconds to one minute. Some cities in Madura bull-races organized in August and Septembersetiap year, with the final at the end of September or October in the former City of residency, Pamekasan to compete for the trophy of the President. In November 2013, the organization was renamed the President Cup into Governors Cup.
(Wikipedia)History,For the people of Madura, bull-races is not just a party of the people that the celebration held every year. Bull-races is not just a tradition carried down through the generations from one generation to the next. Karapan Sapi is a prestige pride that will raise the dignity in society. The history of the origin of the Kerapan Sapi no one knows exactly, but based on oral sources who inherited known that Ox Kerapan first popularized by Prince Katandur comes from the island Sapudi, Sumenep in the 13th century originally wanted to utilize the processing power as a cow paddy.
Departing from the persistence how to work the bull plowing, tilling the land of rice fields, it worked and the barren land was turned into fertile soil. Seeing a good idea and bring positive results, of course, residents of rural communities to follow the footsteps of her prince. Eventually the land around the island Sapudi previously arid, fertile land can be planted with rice. Results panenpun abound and be a fertile area to prosper.
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After harvest time as an expression of the joy of abundant harvests Prince Ketandur had the initiative to invite people in the village to hold a cow race. The area of paddy land that has been harvested acreage used for bull race. Finally traditions bull race Prince Ketandur idea until now that is constantly evolving and preserved. Only the more popular the name was changed to "Kerapan Sapi" (bull-race).
Agility contest bull is eagerly awaited by many people, especially for those who want menecari entertainment at holiday time or photographers who want to capture the rapid movement of cattle run from the starting line to the finish. Besides the traveler who wants to know the native tradition of Madura from various locations ranging from local to foreign tourists gathered together to watch the racing pairs of cattle.
other articles click hereIn bull-races, a pair of cattle driven by a jockey who called artisan tongko. Jockey stands on kaleles pulled by cows. Jockey controlling cow standing in a high speed on the track. The length of the path is usually between 100-200 meters that can be reached within 14-18 seconds.
To see the excitement Racing Bulls that will pump adranilin please visit Madura island around the month of August to November because the month is the culmination of Racing Bulls on the island of Madura. Please comment or send an email if you have any questions or give input to me that in the next post to be much better. thank you
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