Karapan sapi is a traditional
bull racing
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includi ...
festival on the
Indonesia
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n island of
Madura
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. Every year from about July through October, local
bulls are yoked to wooden skids and raced for , similar to a
chariot race
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.
There are several people of these races the places throughout the season, and there is a final trophy race held in
Pamekasan
Pamekasan is a town and administrative center of Pamekasan Regency, East Java, Indonesia. The town is located on the island of Madura.
Administrative villages
Pamekasan consists of 18 villages (''Kelurahan'' or ''Desa'') namely:
* Barurambat Kota
...
. The bulls participating in the event are adorned with gold and other decorations, and the event is sometimes accompanied by
Gamelan
Gamelan () ( jv, ꦒꦩꦼꦭꦤ꧀, su, ᮌᮙᮨᮜᮔ᮪, ban, ᬕᬫᭂᬮᬦ᭄) is the traditional ensemble music of the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples of Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. T ...
music, food, and wagers on the outcome of the race. A depiction of the festival was featured on the reverse of the
100-rupiah coin for Indonesia
from 1991 to 1998.
An Indonesian stamp issued in 2009 also depicted the race, along with the
Surabaya–Madura Bridge.
Past and Present
There is a very striking difference between the past and present karapan sapi.
Karapan Sapi in the past
1. There is an ubo rampe and a ritual before the implementation to ask for safety accompanied by saronen music
2. Using large-bodied cows
2. Each cow is decorated as lively as possible, Keleles with beautiful wood carvings, pennant flags, to umbrellas
3. Each group of bull races is guarded by a Penjaghe who is in charge of maintaining the safety of the cows in order to avoid cheating from other participants. Usually, Penjaghe are imported from Ponorogo who is a Warok who is famous for being an expert in fighting. The penjaghe from Ponorogo often stands and dances on the karapan sapi kaleles hurdles, which shows that anyone who disturbs the cows he is guarding will deal with him. The choice of a Penjaghe from Ponorogo was not without reason, in addition to reducing the number of frauds, it also avoided retaliation from other participants if the Penjaghe was Madurese himself. It is strongly suspected that Madura's traditional clothes came from the clothes of the prison guards from Ponorogo, because the shirts and belts on Madura's traditional clothes were made in Ponorogo.
Karapan Sapi Now
1. There is no Ubo rampe or ritual, only prayer readings
2. Using small cows
3. Keleles Karapan is minimalist, there is no festive hisan
4. Penjaghe by the Madurese themselves
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Fraai uitgedoste stieren aan start van een wedloop (kerappan) op Oost-Java TMnr 60009862.jpg
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Stierenrennen op het eiland Madoera TMnr 60042361.jpg
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Stierenwedloop (Kerappan) te Sitoebondo op Oost-Java tijdens het bezoek van de Soesoehoenan van Solo TMnr 60009914.jpg
See also
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Pacu jawi, bull racing from
West Sumatra
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, Indonesia
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Animal racing
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Madura cattle
Madura cattle or Madurese cattle () are a stable, inbred hybrid of Zebu and Banteng (Bos javanicus). They originated from the island of Madura just northeast of Java, in Indonesia where the original cattle population was the wild Banteng, very simi ...
References
External links
Karapan sapion ''madureh.com''.
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