Celebrations
Weddings and bride wealth, festivals, the summer pasture, ploughing and harvest, fairs and shows, races and contests, gifts and offerings, and everyday work: when cattle mark a moment.
Weddings and bride wealthCattle given at marriage, from lobola in southern Africa to the gift of a cow in old India.1FestivalsMattu Pongal, Pola, Gopashtami, Govardhan Puja and the cattle festivals of the year.7Pasture and transhumanceThe climb to summer pasture, the decorated return in autumn, and the great droving routes.5Ploughing and harvestThe first ploughing of the year, threshing with oxen and the harvest feasts that thank them.0Fairs and showsPushkar and Sonepur, the county shows and the breed shows where cattle are judged.6Races and contestsJallikattu, kambala, karapan sapi, cow fights in the Alps and the rodeo.8Gifts and offeringsThe cow given as a gift (go-daan), the animals of Eid and the cattle given to temples.4Everyday workMilking, grazing, carting and the daily life of a herd.8