A savika round in Madagascar
Savika- Madagascar
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You might have probably seen this in Spanish movies, A bull hunting down a red flag waved at it in an enclosed fence. This similar sport started in Madagascar as a rite of passage for boys to be initiated into manhood. It was also a way for single strong men to show off their strength in a way to get wives. The rite was started in ancient Africa by the Betsileo ethnic group in Madagascar around the 6th century and has remained with them since becoming a national sport celebrated at weddings and baptism. The game is very dangerous and leads to severe injury and in rare cases death, but the sporting activity seems to be loved and has developed and travelled off to Spain.
