Pacu Jawi
2013
From the archives.
Pacu Jawi is usually held at the end of the harvesting season. Bull breeders and buyers come together and trade their bulls. Bulls are strong animals and often used in the ploughing and tilling of the land for rice planting. The sellers would hire jockeys to run the bulls to exhibit the strengths of these animals. After each run the bulls are cleaned and herded into a display pen for the buyers to choose. However, this age old tradition was forgotten and was revived a few years ago as a social gathering for the villagers and a spectator sport especially for photographers.
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