The bullock of the village proprietor leads the way, and has flaming torches tied to his horns.

The bullocks of the other cultivators follow according to the status of each cultivator in the village, which depends upon hereditary right and antiquity of tenure, and not on mere wealth.

A Kunbi feels bitterly insulted if his bullocks are not awarded the proper place in the procession.

A string across the arch is broken by the leading bullock, and the cattle are then all driven helter-skelter through the arch and back to the village.

The rite would appear to be a relic of the communal sacrifice of a bullock, the torches tied to the proprietor's bullock signifying that he was formerly killed and roasted.