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Encyclopedia ID 1016

Fireball

Also known as Pelota tata

Illustration pattern only. No free-licence photograph yet: can you suggest one?

A burning ball is kicked or dodged at San Juan.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Paraguay.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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