Did you karapan cow.

Karapan cow is a term to describe race cow racing comes from the island of Madura, East Java. In this race, a pair of cow train interesting sort of wood (a jockey standing and controlling the cow pairs) driven at a speed race race against couples of other cows. The race track is usually about 100 meters race and the race can take about ten seconds to one minute. Some cities in Madura cattle races held in August and September of each year, with the final at the end of September or October in the former City of residency, Pamekasan to compete for the trophy President.
In November of 2013, the organization of the Presidents Cup was renamed the Governor's Cup.

History.

Beginning of bull racing background by Madura less fertile soil for agricultural land, instead Madurese divert his livelihood as fishermen in coastal areas and raise cattle were once used for farming, especially in plowing a field or fields.
A When a cleric named Sheikh Ahmad Baidawi Sumenep (Prince Katandur) who introduced the cultivation by using a pair of bamboo known as Madura community as "Nanggala" or "salaga" drawn by two oxen. Original intent holding Bull Race is to obtain robust cows to plow the field. Madurese keep cows and work on it in their fields as soon as possible. This idea later gave rise to the tradition of bull-races. Bull-races soon become routine every year, especially after the harvest season runs ahead. Bull Race preceded by parading pairs of cows around the racetrack with musical accompaniment saronen.

Cows Kerapan implementation.

Implementation Bull Race is divided into four rounds, namely: the first half, whole cow pitted speed in two pairs to separate groups of winning and losing groups. At this stage all the cows are winners and losers can compete again in accordance with the group.
The second round or round re-election, the couple cows in the group will be competed to win back, as well as with the cows in the group lost, and at this stage all pairs of groups of winners and losers should not compete again unless several pairs of cows that ranks victory over in each group.
Third round or semi-finals, at this stage win each cow in each group pitted again to determine the winner of the three pairs of cows and three cows from the group lost. In the fourth round or final round, was held to determine the champion I, II, and III of the group lost.

Criticism.

Bull-races criticized various parties such as the Indonesian Ulema Council and local governments in Madura because the tradition of violence committed rekeng cattle owners. Pamekasan MUI fatwa has given about rekeng tradition as judged hurt the cow, and the Governor of East Java Governor Instruction already stated prohibition rekeng tradition. However, this tradition still continues among actors karapan cow. Thank you for reading this article.
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