In addition to famous with "Sate Madura" and Salt, Madura Island has many cultures that still hold. One is tradition "Karapan Sapi", which is his term for the cow race. Karapan Sapi have already before XV century of the Christian era. At this race, a pair of cattle such as wooden trains (the jockey and the pair stood in cattle) compete in a race against fast-couple pairing other cattle. Track races are usually around 100 meters race and the race can take about ten to fifteen seconds.

Karapan Sapi is a prestigious event for the community Madura. The cow owners will feel upraised his social status when his cow can be a champion. This rurminant animals isalso used as a means of investment in addition instead gold and money. Not surprisingly, when the owners of karapan sapi will exert all efforts to create a power-cow be winners in each season of race. Simply known, the cow race usually from Island Sapudi [read: Athletes at the Cow Karapan Party ]. Since first, a small island located on the east of the Madura island (precisely in Sumenep district) is the central superior cow.

Championship starts from level to level District resumed District and forwarded to Karisidenan. Some hold the city in Madura karapan cow in August and September each year, with the final bout at the end of September or October in the Pamekasan city subduct "President Cup Turns". Kerapan cow begins to accompany the pair-pair cow corral race arena accompanied with gamelan called Saronen Madura. Truly rousing, especially strain seronen music show solidarity sound drum, trumpet, and gong dances that accompanied the players. The musicians are deliberately seronen hired by the owner of the cow. Especially to encourage member contingent and their cow before karapan started.

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