Ox-carts are a popular means of transportation in the villages of Java in the past. Ox-drawn carts two cows are driven by a driver who in the Java language is usually called a bastard (bajingan). Ox-carts usually painted and decorated in order to have an interesting view.
Oxcart during the past plays an important role as the main mode of transportation among rural farmers in Java. Ox cart drawn by two oxen can carry large amounts role in crop yields, animal feed, fertilizer or the need to the farmers households. Ox-carts to transport an effective, cheap and efficient.
Effective, because cows are generally shared by other farmers used to plow rice fields are also well used for transportation. Cheap because it does not use fuel. Fuel feed cows are usually taken in the cart. Efficient because the ox cart to transport goods or the crops in large numbers. Nevertheless, the weakness is very slow ox carts, animals such as cows instead of horses.
We are no more farmers have, but still there are farmers who still have the ox cart. Understandably, the role of ox-carts had been replaced by equipment that is far more efficient transport, ie truck carrying load faster and stronger, and more. Still, the festival continues to run with the wagon Cow festive.
Since early morning throngs of farmers came with his ox cart. There are more than 100 cart Pakem gathered in the field, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The farmers came with a passion, repainted his ox cart, and ornamentation decorate the cow. This unique event is rarely held.
Oxcart wheel trucks generally use the wheel to be more robust because it carries heavy loads. Roof of the cart using gedeg, or bamboo woven fabric which was then coated with anti-leak plastik. Left and right side walls are made of woven bamboo( gedeg ). The walls of this cart is a place for farmers to be creative. They paint this section with interesting colors. While the front and rear wall left open. The rear part is used for goods transported and the front of the driver drove the cart.
What is interesting in this tradition is about the ox cart driver cart called a bastard. Bastard itself is a rough oath in the Java language but spoken by very unusual people, or Javanese Indonesian people in general. In this festival through the microphone with a loud MC said, "To the thugs who have not signed up, please ... ..."
Participants of the festival and then doing a convoy on the road showing off his cattle wagon appearance. The event was highly entertaining farmers this is not just aimed at choosing the best appearance but also provide festive entertainment to farmers who had been working hard to provide rice and agricultural products for public consumption.
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