PACU JAWI, OR CATTLE RACING, IS NOT JUST A GAME FOR NAGARI CHILDREN, WHICH IS ROUTINELY HELD WHEN WAITING FOR PLANTING TIME TO COME, BUT THIS ACTIVITY IS ALSO A FORM OF GRATITUDE FOR THE HARVEST OBTAINED PREVIOUSLY.

IN WEST SUMATRA, OTHER THAN TANAH DATAR DISTRICT. PACU JAWI IS ALSO OFTEN HELD IN "LUHAK LIMOPULUAH" OR WHAT IS KNOWN AS PAYAKUMBUH CITY AND LIMAPULUH KOTA DISTRICT, (Note: LUHAK in Indonesian means Region).

CHAIRMAN OF THE PACU JAWI SPORTS UNION (PORWI) LUHAK LIMOPULUAH, FIRMANSYAH EXPLAINS PACU JAWI, ENTERED INTO ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL SPORTS COMPETITIONS FROM WEST SUMATRA.

DIFFERENT FROM PACU JAWI JOCKIES IN "LUHAK NAN TUO OR TANAH DATAR DISTRICT, PACU JAWI IN "LUHAK LIMOPULUAH" ARE REQUIRED TO RUN WHILE CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF THE CATTLE.

WHERE THE CATTLE THAT RUNS THE STRAIGHTEST AND REACHES THE FINISH LINE WITH ITS JOCKEY IS DETERMINED AS THE RACE WINNER. THIS ACTION NEVER RARELY CAUSES THE JOCKEY TO FALL OR EVEN BE INJURED DUE TO TRAMPLING BY A COW THAT WAS RUNNING.

SOT: FIRMANSYAH, CHAIRMAN OF PORWI LUHAK LIMOPULUAH
TC: 02.39 - 03.04

"Yes, in Luhak Fifty, which is a combination of the Municipality of Limapuluh Regency and the Municipality of Payakumbuh, the cows that are raced are female cows. In Batusangkar (Tanah Datar Regency), the cows are bulls; only we ride on the brush. If we are in Payakumbuh, we run in the rice fields. "What's unique is that the jockey follows the running cow; in Batusangkar, the jockey rides on the brush."

THE FIRMAN SAYS THERE IS NO EXACT INFORMATION ON WHEN AND WHERE, THIS PACU JAWI STARTED TO BE HELD BY THE MINANG COMMUNITY. BUT, THE TRADITION IS BELIEVED TO HAVE EXISTED SINCE HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO. IS STILL SUSTAINED TODAY, AND IS INTERESTED BY MANY LOCAL AND FOREIGN VISITORS.

ONE OF ONE WAS RIZKI HARMAIN, AN EXCHANGE STUDENT FROM GORONTALO STATE UNIVERSITY WHO DARE HIMSELF TO BECOME A JAWI PACU JOKE IN PAYAKUMBUH CITY.

SOT: RIZKI HARMAIN, GORONTALO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT
TC: 04.06 - 04.41

"Personally, I honestly prefer myself to be challenged out of my comfort zone; as I said earlier, I don't usually play in mud, and in fact, I never have. This is the first time I've tried it; I saw it was easy, but at first I was afraid and confused because I saw there was someone who was trampled by a cow, but just have the courage; without trying, we won't know what it feels like."

PACU JAWI HAS CURRENTLY BEEN DEFINED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, AS AN INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, THROUGH THE PLENO ASSEMBLY OF THE NATIONAL CULTURAL RESERVE EXPERT TEAM ON OCTOBER 9, 2020.

WHAT IS EXPECTED IS NOT ONLY TO STRENGTHEN CULTURAL TREASURES, IN "LUHAK NAN TUO" OR TANAH DATAR DISTRICT. AND "LUHAK LIMOPULUAH OR LIMAPULUH DISTRICT AND PAYAKUMBUH CITY, BUT ALSO AS A MAGNET FOR TOURISTS BOTH LOCAL AND FOREIGN/ TO COME TO SUMATRA WEST.