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Animals
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The
good and bad things about cocks
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Cocks can be both interesting and irritating! For tourists, cocks
can be irritating in the morning, because they wake you up at a time that
you prefer to sleep for some hours more. But, if the tourists have the
possibility to see the |
cock fighting's, many tourists take the opportunity to see this 'sport' and - often -
gambling-event. The camera will take the hot shots for the family or friends
in their home country! That's the good thing cocks can give. |
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Cock
fighting
"Mga
sunoy", as the people in de Visayas call cocks, can be found in all
parts
of the world.
In
many tropical countries, they are very popular in the life of families in the countryside. Many
families have some of them on their compound. This is not specific in the Philippines, but common for many countries in
Asia and Latin America.
Cock
fighting ("sabong" in the Cebuano language) is in the Philippines
popular
as a way of gambling, but it is also seen as a national sport.
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Preparing the sharp razor blades, which will be fixed on the cock's
legs.
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The
partner of the cock
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History
of the national sport
Already in a novel published in 1887, cockfighting was described as a
popular activity, even more widespread than opium-smoking among Chinese!
The
place where the fights happen is called the "cockpit". The
people who can afford to have some Mga sunoy, will make a lot of efforts
to train the cocks in agressivity.
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If a cock wins, the owner earns money, just as the persons who visit the
fights and put their money on the winning cock.
During
the fight the fighting cocks wear sharp razor blades fixed on their
legs. The duel will only ends by the death or (bloody) flight of one of
the cocks'.
(Original
source: "Noli
me Tangere", by José
Rizal, 1887) |
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picture:©
E.C. de Schoolmeester
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