For the people of Madura, karapan cow rather than a party of the people the celebration held every year. Karapan cow is not just a tradition carried down through the generations from one generation to the next. Karapan cow is a prestige that will uplift the dignity of pride in the community.
Historical origins bull racing no one knows exactly, but based on oral sources that are passed from generation to generation is known that bull racing was first popularized by Prince Katandur from Sapudi Island, Sumenep in the 13th century.
Originally wanted to harness the cow as rice processing. Brangkat dri persistence bgimna how to plow the cow work, cultivate agricultural land, barren land was successful and turned into fertile soil.
Looking good ideas and bring positive results, of course, ordinary villagers to follow in the footsteps prince. Finally, the ground around the island which was originally Sapudi arid, fertile land that can be planted with rice. Results panenpun abound and be a fertile area prosperous.
After the harvest came as an expression of joy at the harvest the abundant Prince Ketandur have initiative invites residents of the village to hold a cow race. The area of land that has been harvested rice acreage used for cow race. Finally tradition cow race Prince Ketandur idea until now that is constantly evolving and preserved. Only the more popular the name was changed to "bull racing".
For the people of Madura, bull racing tradition than as well as the party of the people who carried out after successful reaping the harvest or tobacco. Kerapan as the party of the people in Madura has a role in various fields. For example in the economic (opportunity for people to sell), the role of religious magical (eg, the specific calculations for the owner of the cow before the match and the specific spells), fine arts (for devices that have a specific decoration), the arts dance and music art saronen (always changing and evolving).
Anatomy kerapanDefinition of the word "kerapan" is fighting cows wearing "kaleles". Kaleles is a complementary tool to ride sais / jockey which Madura term called "artisan Tongko". Cows dipertautkan will be driven by "pangonong" neck-neck so it becomes a single pair.
Madurese people make the difference between "kerapan cattle" and "cow often". Kerapan cows are cows that are fighting the runway, in kaedaan move, run and dynamic. Medium cows are cows to kerapan often either one or more. This is to distinguish the normal cows. There are several kerapan ie "kerrap kei" (kerapan small), "kerrap king'' (kerapan big), 'kerrap onjangan" (kerapan invitation), "kerrap jar-teaching" (kerapan exercise).
Kaleles as a means for a ride kerapan tokang Tongko from time to time undergone various developments and changes. Selected Kaleles used light (so the cow could run as much as possible), but strong enough to ride tokang Tongko (jockey).
Beef cows often are preferred by certain characteristics. For example, water that is to say small chested down a long-backed, hoofed meetings, rigid upright and sturdy, long-tailed and fat. Maintenance is often cows are also very different from ordinary cows. Cows eating problems often are concerned, health and certain moments are given herbal medicine. There is often a fee is not worth the reward earned a win, but it is a pride for their owners and cattle prices often can be very high.
Cattle often there are three kinds of beef that "fast heat" (only with hot oiled powder and medicines quickly aroused), beef "cool" (when will dikerap have flogged many times), and cows' kowat rafters "(Strong tired, require heating before).
At the time will be contested cattle owners often have to prepare artisan Tongko (jockey), "handyman Tambeng" (duty hold, opening or removing obstacles to race), "handyman gettak" (bully beef cattle in order to run fast), "handyman gubra" (the who bully beef with cheering on the sidelines), "handyman ngeba rope" (rope carrier control cows from start to finish), "handyman nyandak" (people in charge stop after the cow ran up to the finish line), "handyman Tonja" (person in charge of guiding cows).
Some of the equipment is important in the cow kerapan kaleles and pangonong, "pangangguy and rarenggan" (clothing and jewelry), "rokong" (a tool to cow that ran surprisingly fast). In kerapan cows do not miss the "saronen" (the instrument drover kerapan). Device consists of saronen, drums, kenong, kempul, krecek and gong.
Party PeopleGenerally, a party of the people, holding bull racing are also in great demand by the people of Madura. Every time the administration predicted the bull racing in attendance can reach 1000-1500 people. In the party of the people and communities it berabagai Madura blend into one in an atmosphere of sportsmanship and excitement.
Another interesting side of karapan cows audience is an opportunity to place a bet between people audience. Total stakes were varied, ranging from the class of rupiahan thousand to tens, even hundreds of millions of dollars. Usually spectators standing along the small stakes arena, not millions. However, the big bettors, mostly sitting in podium or just watch from a distance. Transactions are conducted outside the arena, and usually takes place at night before karapan cow begins.
Adu prestigeCattle owners karapan gained high prestige when traditional capable of winning the race. In addition, the price of cattle-winning pair karapan soared. For example, the price of the cow that won the race Bull Race 2003 soared to 200 million in the previous 2 years only Rp40 million.
To form their body healthy cow will cost up to Rp 4 million per pairs of cows for food and other maintenance. Understandably, given the variety of herbs karapan cows and dozens of chicken eggs per day, let alone competed in the arena before karapan. According to tradition karapan cattle owners, the animal is injured ahead parachuted into the arena in the ass that is shredded by nails to the skin in order to run bloody fast. Even given sambal wound or topical balm-dab in certain parts of the body such as around the eyes.
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