Makepung: The Iconic Bull Race in West Bali!
Jembrana in West Bali is the only region on the island which has this bull race known as Makepung in their list of festivities. And though there are other areas in the Indonesian archipelago which also hold bull race festivals as part of their local tradition, the rules, style and details of Makepung are rather distinct from any of those others.
Makepung is held each year during harvest festivities. Jockeys are elegantly dressed and each bull is decorated with colorful ornaments, wooden bells and painted horns. They put on a parade, presenting their horned mounts to a cheering crowd of connoisseurs before the race. The jockeys steer bulls, hitched in pairs to a chariot, around a dirt track of about half a mile. The winner is not necessarily the first or the fastest as style is deemed very important too.
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