In India, 7 people died during a bull taming competition

A good toastmaster and interesting competitions.

In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu there is a popular game called jallikattu. Its idea is to catch a running bull, saddle it and ride it to the finish line. Sometimes you just need to remove the flags from its horns.

The event is fun, noisy, and is celebrated annually in mid-January. Moreover, it is known that jallikattu was practiced in the classical period of Tamil literature (400–100 BC), in short, a very old tradition.

But this competition is somewhat dangerous, the Indian government officially banned it several times, then waved its hand. They say there are already a lot of people in India, nothing to worry about. Moreover, bulls are specially bred for this business, and they cost much more than ordinary ones. Such is the interesting business. But let's get back to the event.

This year, 400 people suffered from the hooves and horns of bulls, 7 went to their forefathers. The survivors were happy. Well, of course, in 2017, 23 people died, and about 2,500 people were injured and several bulls were wounded. So we can assume that this year there were practically no victims. And we congratulate them on that.