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Ox Carts Have Benefits More Than Engined Vehicles - Festival, Cultural Event 2014

google image Ox carts are still commonly found in Indonesia People , especially in Yogyakarta or DIY. In Sleman, the theme of cultural events are often held by ox cart. Similarly, in Bantul. This cattle wagon carman by someone who called "Bajingan" (Bastard). Wagon or cart is a vehicle or a tool that has two or four wheels that is used as a means of transportation. The cart can be pulled by animals such as horses, cows, goats, zebu or can also be pulled by humans. Train (UK: wagon) is a type of wagon with four wheels to transport heavier pulled by at least two horses. The cart has been referred to in the literature since the 2nd century BC. Scripture Indian Rigveda writes that men and women are like two wheels of a cart. Wagon driven by human hand is used extensively throughout the world. In Indonesia, in the 1990s, ox carts as transportation of goods has not existed since ratcheted motor vehicles such as cars. But in recent years re-emerged. Alternative transportati