Regional/Cultural Day
Festival de Doma y Folklore
In Tacuarembó : gaucho country : the annual festival brings horsemen from across the interior for three days of rodeo, folk music, and asado. The doma (breaking of wild horses) is the centerpiece: a rider mounts an unbroken horse and tries to stay on for 8 seconds. The crowd roars. The horse wins more often than the rider. The music starts at dusk with guitar and accordion, and the dancing goes until someone falls asleep in their chair.
