Cockfighting or generally meant by cockfighting is a game that has been done by people in the archipelago starting since ancient times. This game is a match of roosters that has spurs and sometimes spurs of roosters S1288 are added and made of sharp metal. The Cockfighting Game in the Archipelago is actually not just a mere entertainment game for people, but it is a narrative of life both social, cultural and political.
The Origin and City of Cockfighting Providers in Indonesia
The game of cockfighting on the island of Java comes from folklore (folklore) Cindelaras who has magic chicken and was invited by the king of Jenggala, Raden Putra to pit chickens. Cindelaras chicken is fought with Raden Putra chicken with one precondition, if Cindelaras chicken loses, he is willing to be beheaded, but if the chicken wins, it will be half of Raden Putra's wealth so it will have Cindelaras. The two chickens were competing bravely.
However, within a short time, Cindelaras' chicken succeeded in defeating the King's chicken. A couple of cheers cheered Cindelaras and his chickens. Furthermore, the king claimed the greatness of Cindelaras' chicken and realized that Cindelaras was no different, namely his own son who was born from his empress who was wasted because of envy of the concubine.
Javanese Cockfighting
Cockfighting also became a political event in the past. The story of the death of King Anusapati from Singosari who was killed while watching a cock fight. Death of King Anusapati on the way to Sweet Buddha Day or Wednesday Legi time in the kingdom of Singosari again in the middle of the crowd at the Royal Palace, one of them is a cockfighting show.
The applicable provisions are that anyone who can enter daftar s128 the cockfighting arena is prohibited from carrying weapons or a dagger. First Anusapati went to the cockfighting arena, Ken Dedes Anusapati's mother gave her son's advice so that he would never take off the heirloom keris he was wearing if he wanted to see a cockfight held in the Palace, but for a moment cockfight had not yet been handled Anusapati was forced to release his keris under pressure from Pranajaya and Tohjaya .
At that exact moment in the arena of chaos and then events disturbed by Ken Dedes the road where the chaos took Anusapati's life lying dead because of the cockfighting killed by his younger brother Tohjaya impaled by his own inheritance. Then Anusapati's body was buried in Penataran Temple and that moment is still remembered by people, Anusapati, Tohjaya's sister with Ken Dedes's mother and Tunggul Ametung's father and Tohjaya, the son of Ken Arok and Ken Umang, is reported to have a fondness for chicken. Indeed, in the people's narratives, especially Ciung Wanara said that if luck and change in the fate of a person were determined by losing the chicken in the cockfight arena, thus Anusapati would not lose the cockfighting but in this game she was killed.
Bali Cockfighting
In Bali, the game of cockfighting is the Tajen. Tajen originated from percussion rah, among yadnya (ceremonies) in Hindus in Bali. The aim is noble, namely to harmonize human relationships with the great bhuana. Yadnya is a series of ceremonies using ingredients such as chickens, pigs, ducks, buffalo, and various types of different pets. The offering is handled by the nyambleh step (the victim's neck is cut after being charmed). First also handled ngider and war sata with candlenut equipment, eggs, and coconuts. The war of the sata is the battle of chickens in a series of sacrifices which are handled by three parties (garnishes), which symbolize the creation, preservation, and destruction of the world. The sata war is a symbol of the struggle for life.
This routine has been around for a long time, even since the Majapahit era began. At that time use the meaning of laying the chicken's sugar. Furthermore, percussion spread to Bali, which began with the escape of several Majapahit people, more or less th. 1200
Similar to the different activities handled by the Balinese in performing rituals, especially in connection with the ruler of the universe, the percussion has a direction that rests on basic literature.