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Balle pelote
Also known as Jeu de balle
Walloon wall-less ball game with a gloved/bare hand; historic in Wallonia.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Belgium.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Celtic and Atlantic Europe.
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