Savika: a Malagasy sport where men compete against zebus
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If Spanish bullfighting is known throughout the world, few people know that a similar tradition has existed for several centuries in Madagascar: savika. As in bullfighting, man challenges the animal in an arena.
If Spanish bullfighting is known throughout the world, few people know that a similar tradition has existed for several centuries in Madagascar: savika. As in bullfighting, man challenges the animal in an arena. But here, no killing: the goal is to hang on for as long as possible on the back of a zebu released into the arena. A discipline passed down from generation to generation, which Madagascar would like to see included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage. Report by Aurélie Kouman in Antananarivo.
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