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Boċċi

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Maltese bowls game on sand lanes at village clubs; seen as a beloved traditional sport.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Malta.

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.

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