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Oxcart Festival: Remembering the past
Tour de Yogya: About 200 oxcarts in a parade across Yogyakarta during the recent annual Oxcart Festival recently
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Tour de Yogya: About 200 oxcarts in a parade across Yogyakarta during the recent annual Oxcart Festival recently.
In Javanese, bajingan has two different meanings. First, it is an abusive word denoting a scoundrel or rogue frequently uttered as an expression of deep irritation toward somebody. Second, the word means an oxcart coachman.
A gathering of such bajingan or oxcart coachmen was recently held in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta. It was part of this year's Oxcart Festival, with around 200 oxcarts from Yogyakarta and Central Java participating in the event.
The traditional modes of transportation from a bygone era, which are now rarely used, were dusted off to mark the occasion and returned to the regency's highways.
Oxcart owners have mostly kept their ox-drawn vehicles in their barns and no longer use them as a means of conveyance. But some still collect these traditional vehicles as a hobby. In the past, those who were held in high esteem in their villages used to possess oxcarts.
Young jockey: Wearing a Javanese traditional outfit, a boy rides on an ox during the festival.
Double bumpers: Oxen and their carts are stationary before being paraded around the villages.
Center of attention: Kids surround and pet an ox.
Hitching a ride: A woman and her grandchildren sit on an oxcart.
Rural culture: A car is decorated with agriculture products.
VIP passenger: A boy drives the cart with Yogyakarta Sultanate Queen GKR Hemas on it.
' Photos By JP/Tarko Sudiarno
