0 an activity, illegal in many countries, in which people watch as two cocks attack each other and bet on which one will win
During his stay in the area, he witnessed for the first time cockfighting and fist-fighting.
Some of the issues he discussed were cockfighting and the horrors of slaughterhouses.
The government lottery was abolished, cockfighting was forbidden, and a centralized public health service established.
He is particularly renowned for his cockfight paintings, a series begun in the early 1950s.
His father took him to watch cockfights at a local cockfighting arena when he was about 11 or 12 years old.
Adults also play the sport but in a way similar to cockfighting.
His plan included a yearly great carnival of cockfighting to attract mainland tourists.
Horse races, bull races, bullfights, cockfights, flying pigeons, and boat racing were once popular.
