In the beginning it was just have the buffaloes race within the distance along with a person that ride on its back has to stay on and not fall off. Later on developed into running buffalo. Nowadays they decorate their buffaloes with colorful fabrics and pretty adornments or whatever they can find. There was once that they skipped and did not have the annual tradition and what happened was the villagers' house burnt in fire. And then they have a dream of a deva or goddess came to tell them that it will be more fire if they don't continue on with the tradition.