came a few weeks ago I went home from the volleyball into the house, showered, ate dinner and then sat down, as so often on the terrace in front of the house. Everything normal.
I just chatted with my host cousins, when suddenly came a fearful cry. I was somewhat surprised by the intensity of the scream, but thought nothing of it, I thought it was a child playing in the neighborhood.
of a sudden I saw from the corner of my eye, like something big moving behind one of the pillars of the terrace. I looked up and suddenly saw a big cow in front of me! I was surprised it because firstly compares with a simple yes not every day a cow, and secondly, it was 20 minutes earlier when I was not there back home. I went up to the cow and found that it was tied to a tree. Shortly thereafter, I learned from my host parents that they should be slaughtered the next morning. Although the slaughter to take place in a typical Indonesian time, namely by 4 clock in the morning, I decided I miss this (possibly unique?) event not to be.
The next morning I was so full of excitement at the said time and sat down with my camera, armed to the terrace. Soon more and more men came from the neighborhood and began to prepare everything. Were connected garden hoses, sharpened knife and swept the courtyard. Then the cow was untied briefly, but only to dirket again mounted between two trees with thick ropes are. The cow was apparently completely at the end, I suspect that they somehow knew what the night would come to them. She panted and moaned horribly and she had already so schwach, dass es für die Männer ein Leichtes war sie zu Fall zu bringen.
Als alles vorbereitet war und die Kuh komplett eingespannt war wurde ihr dann letztendlich mit ein paar geübten Handgriffen der Hals aufgeschnitten. Das Blut wurde aus der Halsschlagader in einen großen Bottich abgelassen bis nichts mehr nachlief und dann ging es mit dem Zerlegen los. Das Flesich wurde anschließend auf die Nachbarschaft verteilt und später auf einer langen Liste abgerechnet. Schaut euch dazu einfach die Fotos an. Achtung, nichts für Weicheier!
Ich fand es beeindruckend mit welcher Selbstverständlichkeit und Routine das alles von Statten ging. So etwas wäre in einem deutschen Privathaushalt hard to see and for me it was a pretty intense experience. I was during the slaughter once again realize that the biggest differences between cultures are those things we take for granted.
in Germany to buy its beef steak or ground beef in the supermarket, of course, where else was broken, the animals, under the highest hygienic standards is beyond question.
in Indonesia but it is the most normal thing in the world, that one a whole, living cow buys and slaughters them yourself, simply in an atrium, on the run about 5 minutes before even chickens and goats, and children play daily.
the cow was first clamped between two trees so that they do not move anymore. 
went to the severing of the carotid artery is wrong with being taken apart.
The skin was removed from the belly.
After the abdomen was opened, the intestines were removed.
Almost the whole street has helped.
Ribs were cut with an ax.
was after about 1 1 / 2 hours everything is over and that was all that was left.
The skin was removed from the belly. 
After the abdomen was opened, the intestines were removed. 
Almost the whole street has helped. 
Ribs were cut with an ax. 
was after about 1 1 / 2 hours everything is over and that was all that was left. 
