Pasola
Pasola is a mounted spear-fighting competition from western Sumba, Indonesia. It is played by throwing wooden spears at the opponent while riding a horse to celebrate the rice-planting season. The word pasola means spear in the local language and derives from the Sanskrit sula. According to legend, pasola originated with a woman from the village of Waiwuang. When her husband – a local leader – left home for an extended period, she believed him to be dead and eloped with a new lover from another village. After her husband returned, the woman still chose to stay with her new lover, and the two were married. To forget their leader's sadness, the people of Waiwuang held the festival of pasola. Originally the participants rode horses and threw spears at each other in an attempt to spill blood t
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Pasola
Pasola is a mounted spear-fighting competition from western Sumba, Indonesia. It is played by throwing wooden spears at the opponent while riding a horse to celebrate the rice-planting season. The word pasola means spear in the local language and derives from the Sanskrit sula. According to legend, pasola originated with a woman from the village of Waiwuang. When her husband – a local leader – left home for an extended period, she believed him to be dead and eloped with a new lover from another village. After her husband returned, the woman still chose to stay with her new lover, and the two were married. To forget their leader's sadness, the people of Waiwuang held the festival of pasola. Originally the participants rode horses and threw spears at each other in an attempt to spill blood t
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De Pasola is een jaarlijks ter ...... ar het festival georganiseerd.
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Le Pasola est une compétition ...... semaines, en février et mars.
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Pasola berasal dari kata "sola ...... hingga Maret setiap tahunnya.
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Pasola is a mounted spear-figh ...... r weeks in February and March.
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Full-contact, semi-contact, light-contact
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Pasola, 2016
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Pasola
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De Pasola is een jaarlijks ter ...... n bevolkingsgroepen op Soemba.
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Le Pasola est une compétition ...... de Pasola. À l'origine, les p
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Pasola berasal dari kata "sola ...... n secara bergiliran, yaitu ant
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Pasola is a mounted spear-figh ...... in an attempt to spill blood t
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Pasola
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Pasola
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Pasola
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Pasola
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