Balinese Cockfighting is done by balinese people usually for a blood sacrifice at the temple during ceremony. Cockfighting are a regular feature of temple ceremonies – a combination of sacrifices, sport and gambling. Men keep fighting co-ck as prized pets, carefully grooming and preparing them for their brief moment of glory or defeat.
At the festival, the co-ck are matched, a lethally sharp metal spur is tied to one leg, there’s a crescendo of shouting and betting, the birds are pushed against each other to stir them up, then they’re released and the feathers fly.
It’s usually over in seconds- a slash of the spur and one rooster is down and dying. After the bout, the successful gamblers collect their pay-offs and the winning owner gets to take the dead rooster home.
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At the festival, the co-ck are matched, a lethally sharp metal spur is tied to one leg, there’s a crescendo of shouting and betting, the birds are pushed against each other to stir them up, then they’re released and the feathers fly.
It’s usually over in seconds- a slash of the spur and one rooster is down and dying. After the bout, the successful gamblers collect their pay-offs and the winning owner gets to take the dead rooster home.
[video=vimeo;82290239]https://vimeo.com/82290239[/video]
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