Madura is an island located in the northeast of East Java. If you want to visit the island of Madura, you will pass the Suramadu National Bridge which is the main door of the island. Famous for its culinary tourism, namely the typical Madura satay. However, not only that, it turns out that Madura also has a unique tradition that is popular to foreign countries, namely the Karapan sapi tradition.
The Karapan Sapi tradition is a cow racing competition that is held every year between August and September. This tradition has an important meaning for the Madurese community.
In addition to being a cow racing competition, this tradition is a prestigious event that can elevate the social status of the Madurese. Because the cows in the competition must be of high quality and have a healthy and strong body.
Karapan sapi (Madura language: Karapan sapèh) is a term to refer to a cattle race originating from Madura Island, East Java. In this race, a pair of cows pulling a kind of wooden cart (where the jockey stands and controls the pair of cows) is raced in a fast race against other pairs of cows. The track is usually around 100 meters and races can last anywhere from ten seconds to one minute. Several cities in Madura hold karapan sapi in August and September every year, with the final match in late September or October in the former City Residency.
The background of the origin of the bull race was the Madura land which was less fertile for agricultural land, instead the Madurese shifted their livelihoods as fishermen to coastal areas and raising cattle which were also used for farming, especially in plowing fields or fields.
History
Once upon a time a Sumenep cleric named Syeh Ahmad Baidawi (Prince Katandur) introduced a way of farming using a pair of bamboos known to the Madurese as "nanggala" or "salaga" pulled by two cows. The original purpose of holding Karapan Sapi was to get strong cows to plow the fields. The Madurese raise cows and cultivate them in their fields as soon as possible. This idea then gave rise to the tradition of karapan sapi. Karapan sapi soon became a routine activity every year, especially after the harvest season was over. Karapan Sapi is preceded by parading pairs of cows around the racetrack to the accompaniment of saronen music.
Implementation of Karapan Sapi
The implementation of Karapan Sapi is divided into four rounds, namely: the first round, all cows are competed for speed in two pairs to separate the winning group and the losing group. In this round, all the winning and losing cows can compete again according to their group.
In the second round or re-election round, the pairs of cows in the winning group will be contested again, as well as the cows in the losing group, and in this round all pairs from the winning and losing groups may not compete again except for a few pairs of cows who occupy the winning order. top in each group.
Third round or semifinal. In this round, each winning cow in each group is contested again to determine the three pairs of winning cows and three cows from the losing group. In the fourth round or final round, it is held to determine the first, second, and third place winners from the losing group.
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