Every year a group of farmers and farmers held in the Luhak Nan Tuo region or the Flat Land, West Sumatra. The traditional practice of Minangkabau is no other no one is Pacu Jawi, which is a cow racing held by taking the wristband in the form of rice fields.
This dish is held around several dragons or villages, especially in the territory of the Flat Land. As held in Nagari Labuh, the District of Limo, Tanah Flat Regency, West Sumatra, on March 25, 2017. Hundreds of cows are exhibited and matched by the owner, by bringing the bouquets of each on the party of the tradition.
Two cows are united using a kind of steel tools, as well as being a place for a climbing joki, lowered to the pacu wristband. The toughness sounds at the end of the paddy field when each team prepares their cows down to the arena.
A young joki walks behind the "marawa" or traditional Minangkabau flag when the Pacu Jawi event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
The scale of the team lowers the fixture when the Pacu Jawi event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
A group of people who are part of each team then stir the cows. The cows are dissolved to defend the paddy field inventing water and mud to the air, and then shred away due to the drawn tail or bited by the joki.
Do not need long time the cows of the pacu has reached the finis point at the end of the paddy field. Auction arrives at the finis line of the joki who managed to survive the upright standing above the cough immediately disclaimed, letting the cows of the pacu they drove the weeper.
The penonton is sorry when the cowstle the pacu touch the finis line. Tawa is injury when the members of each team are emptying the mud jokis.
The number of joki and members of the team are waiting for a match during the Pacu Jawi event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
Warga prepares the cow to match when the Pacu Jawi event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
Atmosfer loves to decorate along the Pacu Jawi event. Insan-insan does not see the age of smelling in joy when the tradition party falls down the Minangkabau community held as the expression of the postpanen gratitude.
Pacu Jawi can be interpreted as an entertainment event for the community as well as to strengthen the silaturahmi rope each other. It’s nothing to think that thanks to the predetermination to the predecessor and the predecessor of mammals who have inherited the tradition so that the generation of “believe” still has the opportunity to get involved in the traditional party of the Minangkabau.
Photo and Text: Ismar Patrizki
A number of people witness the Pacu Jawi event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
Anggota team stirs cattle when Pacu Jawi’s event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
Anggota team stirs cattle when Pacu Jawi’s event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
The joki people seek to control the cow during the Pacu Jawi event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
The joki people seek to control the cow during the Pacu Jawi event in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
Warga baths matched cows when Pacu Jawi in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
The joki people prepare cattle to fight back when Pacu Jawi in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
The joki people carry cows in the match when Pacu Jawi in Nagari Labuh, Limo, Tanah Flat, West Sumatra.
