Sumbangsih Nuansa Madura   

 

The Madurese

The Madurese originate from the island of Madura – 5 km across the Maduran strait from Indonesia’s second largest city, Surabaya.  There are about 3 million Madurese on the island of Madura.  Another 3 million or so live in metropolitan Surabaya and the remaining 10 million are scattered across East Java, from Surabaya to Java’s Eastern tip.  There are an undetermined number of Madurese working as expatriate workers, primarily in Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Middle East.

   

One of the distinguishing marks of the Madurese is their resiliency and preference for migrating round the world in search of employment.  This allows them to work for themselves or at various jobs doing piece-meal work.  These people are fiercely committed to Islam and they defend their honour zealously. 

Bull racing is a sport found uniquely amongst the Madurese, and special breeds of bulls are raised solely for this purpose. These animals are fed a diet of grain, eggs, chili peppers, beer and many other exotic ingredients, making them high strung but sleek-looking, well fit for the race.  The jockey rides a wheel-less travois system while goading the bulls in places where it is sure to aggravate them.  The sport is dangerous and it is not uncommon for jockeys and/or spectators to be injured.

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