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Blind hen

Also known as Gallina ciega

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

A blindfolded player must find others who sing to confuse them.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Nicaragua.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of The Americas: Mesoamerica.

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