minangkabau

The Legend of Minangkabau

Minangkabau (Minang + kabau) he means "winning buffalo". There used to be a tale about the origin of the name of the Minangkabau, there are people in Padang (West Sumatra or to be exact) who won the race fighting buffaloes. Back when there are games buffalo fights, people from Padang to use subterfuge in order to win in the race fighting buffaloes. Also unclear who the opponent is the Padang. The Padang choose to use a baby buffalo is still nursing. Of course this is a strange thing because most people would use the buffalo are big, stout and strong in order to win fights buffalo. But the Padang in 1001 did have a sense in order to win. Son of a buffalo that still nursing with their mothers, deliberately not given a chance to nurse for a few days.

On game day, opponents of Padang had brought great strong female buffalo and a cursory look would have won the game buffalo fights. Well maybe this is tragic, the seasons are a big buffalo & baby buffalo strong opponent who is still nursing. But the reason it slyly Padang, dipasanginya baby buffalo's head with a knife. So what to do with winning the race? Because buffaloes have not breastfeed the child for a few days, when the child was released to fight this buffalo instead pursuing his opponent to find the milk. As a result of course was to be expected, when the child is trying to buffalo buffalo feeding on his opponent; knife in his head had been ripped stomach big buffalo. Menanglah the Padang in the race earlier, can be gifts of buffalo. From there emerged the term "minang + kabau" (free translation won the buffalo). kembali k atas