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Pacu jawi is a tradition that has been carried out for hundreds of years. This arena is carried out after the rice harvest season. While waiting for the next planting season, local people hold a kind of event and nagari children's play, as a form of gratitude for the harvest given.
The long history of jawi pacemaker is still pure today. The pacemaker procession is believed to be the same and unchanged from the procession passed down by the ancestors of the gospel.
Pacu Jawi is usually the most awaited event. Not only for lovers of traditional culture, but also logical domestic and foreign photographers. Pacu jawi moment is the best photo bear event held by the flat land district tourism agency.
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Previously the Pacu Jawi program was very dependent on the rice harvest season, which used to be only 2 to 3 times during. But now, every month even every weekend there are matches from one sub-district to another in Tanah Datar in turn.
Before Jawi's race took to the arena, there was the first event attended by Ninik Mamak and the community. First, the jawi is dressed and clothed, and given a name. Then paraded around the village. Participated in the procession, the bundo kanduang with lordship filled with food.
Before the race begins with eating together, eating bajamba. Then the race begins. Jawi is released one by one in muddy hijab fields.
