Bull Race
Bull Race in Madura

Madura is an island located in the northeastern province of East Java. Area of ​​the island of Madura approximately 5168 km2. Madura has many traditional cultures have not in other areas, one of which is tradition Bull Race. Bull Race  is one annual event in the community carried madura in August or September and then again in the final race at the end of september or october. In cattle there is a rider bull race and two oxen were tied together then forced to gallop to the finish line. In this race the jockey standing on a wooden cart on appeal by two cows. The length of the race track bull race of approximately 100 meters and within one lap race takes 10 seconds to 1 minute. Who's up first to the finish line then he is the winner.


In addition to the race, it is also a party  bull race people and traditions that can lift a person's social status. To be able to follow the race  bull race requires funding not less. To form the body of a cow to be healthy and strong to cost Rp. 4 million; each pair either from food or other maintenance. Every day the cattle that will be in the race given the variety of herbs and dozens of eggs to be healthy and strong.


In Madurese,bull race is held just started when they successfully reap the harvest or tobacco. Currently, in addition to being a proud race event, it also has a role  bull race in various fields such as in economics. Many opportunities that can be done while someone else to trade  bull race event takes place. Then in the field of religious magic, there are certain calculations for the owner of the cow before the match and the spell-specific dimensions so that the cow can be a winner in the race. In this case there is a shaman who can be trusted to make the cow that would be a winner contested.

The process early in the race   bull race is paraded mate cows to be in a race it around the racetrack while accompanied by gamelan typical Madurese. The first round of the race is the determination of the winning and the losing. After that in the second is the determination of the winner and the last defeat was the third round of the championship is the determination of the winning group. For the winning team will get a trophy president of the Republic of Indonesia.