PACU JAWI PHOTOGRAPHER PROJECT

   
         "PACU JAWI WEST SUMATRA"
    Pacu Jawi is a traditional game of Minangkabau people whose existence until now continues to be maintained. Race Jawi means "fast race" and (Jawi) means cattle, so Pacu Jawi is a race of speed using cattle, where people who take part in running together with his cow.This traditional game will generally be held every time after the harvest and will be held again even when entering rice planting.

"ABOUT PACU JAWI"
   Photo Pacu jawi tour is shown to the photograph of the photographra, amateur photographs and professional photographs. Many such photos of photographs who win a photo contest with this Pacu Jawi object.We team Generation Sumatra will provide different destination of photographing location than others.
    Pacu Jawi is (Minangkabau language) or cow runway is one of the cultural events of western Sumatra. This activity is usually carried out only to fill time after a long period of arrival or sometimes held three times a year before the planting season in Tanah Datar regency,there are sub-districts that maintain this Pacu Jawi tradition, namely: Sungai Tarab, Rambatan, Limo Kaum, and Pariangan.
   Talking about Pacu Jawi can not be separated from the attraction of cattle in Madura.Both of these attractions are similar, but there are several things that distinguish between Pacu Jawi with a calf, one of which is the place of the two of these attractions.If the cows are carried out on dry land, Pacu Jawi is carried out on the former muddy rice fields that have been harvested by the local people. Unlike the cow's crust, Pacu Jawi does not use short sticks and has nails to accelerate the run of cattle on the track.
    Pacu Jawi is pure entertainment for farmers after the harvest period and this is what makes Pacu Jawi interesting, festive, and different.Contested not with an opponent pair like the race but only released one by one, a jockey riding a pair of cows (Jawi) installed a rice hijacker while holding the rope and holding the tail of the two cows.The winner is the pair of cows (Jawi) who run the most straight without turning to the finish line. There are jockeys who can ride cows (Jawi) running fast or vice versa there are also cows (Jawi) who do not want to run, even leaving the jockey.

    The seat will be equipped with a pacemaker made of bamboo as a tool when the race begins. The tool is one of the tools used by farmers to plow fields.
    Pacu Jawi is now one of the hallmarks of West Sumatra, which is spread in the Tanah Datar and Limo Puluh kota areas, this attraction attracts domestic and foreign tourists to come to enjoy the unique and festive Pacu Jawi which is full of this masculine aura.When the show starts, you will see the jockey biting the cow's tail, the faster the cow runs.
    Strive to get these amazing memories through your camera and journey from various positions, movements, expressions and strokes from the jockey and his cow as they glide in muddy fields. All of these are hidden attractions among the lush tropical landscape under the blue sky of western Sumatra.
    Batu Sangkar is a small town where Pacu Jawi is started. The national race is held three times a year before the planting season.You can enjoy this attraction in several districts of West Sumatra such as Limo Kaum, Pariangan, Sungaitarab, Rambat, and Payakumbuh.
   People here know how to have fun in this attraction. The action clearly distinguishes the best cow jockeys. Only a few are willing to take the risk of falling in mud at high speed. Sometimes not all jockeys can do that. Only professional jockeys, who easily do attraction to bite the cow.
 
    Cows run fast, tough jockeys, mud throws fly, audience cheers, and thunderous applause is an atmosphere and scenery that is difficult for you to find in any part of the world.
    Another attraction in Pacu Jawi is the performance of dances and traditional musical instruments used by the local community.Pacu Jawi's activities have been going on since the time when the "Paderi" spread their influence in the Minangkabau area, at the same time, the influence of the kingdom of Pagaruyung decreased due to the VOC's power. at first, this activity was carried out to fill the leisure time of farmers who will enter the planting season.
    Considered a sacred creature in Bali and India, cows are animals with muscular muscles. During the funeral ceremony in Bali (see Palebon ceremony in Bali), a cow-shaped Sarcophagus with a gold crown, is a medium to deliver the corpses of royal members to funeral bodies.

  Well, so when visiting Minangkabau, besides visiting Ngarai Sianok, Harau Valley, Sikuai, Pagaruyung palace, Lambung Sawah Lunto, and others.There is Pacu Jawi that you should witness to fill an important atmosphere in cultural tourism in Minangkabau.

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