Malha

Slide or throw a flat metal disc 18 m to knock down a wooden pin (meco), earning points for distance and for toppling it.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Portugal. Animals are partners in this tradition; good care and local rules always come first.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mediterranean.