Bull Race (Kerapan Sapi)

8/03/2008

Karapan sapi merupakan istilah untuk menyebut perlombaan pacuan sapi yang berasal dari Pulau Madura, Jawa Timur. Pada perlombaan ini, sepasang sapi yang menarik semacam kereta dari kayu (tempat joki berdiri dan mengendalikan pasangan sapi tersebut) dipacu dalam lomba adu cepat melawan pasangan-pasangan sapi lain.

Trek pacuan tersebut biasanya sekitar 100 meter dan lomba pacuan dapat berlangsung sekitar sepuluh sampai lima belas detik. Beberapa kota di Madura menyelenggarakan karapan sapi pada bulan Agustus dan September setiap tahun, dengan pertandingan final pada akhir September atau Oktober di kota Pamekasan untuk memperebutkan Piala Bergilir Presiden.

Kerapan sapi didahului dengan mengarak pasangan-pasangan sapi mengelilingi arena pacuan dengan diiringi gamelan Madura yang dinamakan saronen. Babak pertama adalah penentuan kelompok menang dan kelompok kalah. Babak kedua adalah penentuan juara kelompok kalah, sedang babak ketiga adalah penentuan juara kelompok menang. Piala Bergilir Presiden hanya diberikan pada juara kelompok menang.

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The festivals in Indonesia are diverse and colorful. These festivals attract lot of tourists from all corners of the world. Keeping in line with the diverse religion and castes in Indonesia, the festivals and events here are equally diverse and colorful and invite participation from the locals here. The Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race) is one of the major events here.

The Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race) is an annual event that draws visitors and enthusiasts from different parts of Indonesia and the world. The Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race) is held at Madura Island. These bull races are very singular to Madura Island. The Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race) was born out of the custom of plough teams racing and competing against each other across barren fields. This was a sporting love of an early king of Sumenep, one of the towns on the island. The Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race) is held nowadays from August to October. This festival gives a golden opportunity to the locals to throw overgenerous festivals to follow the races. The bull races finally end in the grand finals held in Pamekasan, the capital. Before the racing starts the bulls are paraded through the towns, decorated with flowers, ribbons and gilded halters. It is really a wonderful spectacle to see different bulls dressed in a colorful way and parading down the roads. While the Gamelan musicians divertimento the bulls they are fed arak (a potent South East Asian rice-wine spirit). This is done in order to excite the bulls for the race. Only then are they set free to charge down the track, or into the audience as occasionally happens. The race does not take much time as the bulls break the human 100 metres record by crossing the distance in just nine seconds. The Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race) will start from 9 am onwards this year.

The Kerapan Sapi (Bull Race) is filled with excitement and thrill. You will certainly enjoy every moment of the race.

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