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Ring jousting

Also known as Sortija

Ring jousting: photograph by User:Roberto Fiadone
Photo: User:Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Riders gallop under an arch and spear a hanging ring.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Paraguay.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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