it is the morning of the pasola paella and the men from his village anxiously
and the men from his village anxiously
and the men from his village anxiously wait for their opponents wrapping their
wait for their opponents wrapping their
wait for their opponents wrapping their heads in bright scars to identify them
heads in bright scars to identify them
heads in bright scars to identify them as Highlanders in every battle there
as Highlanders in every battle there
as Highlanders in every battle there must be an enemy
boom Agha faces the men from the lowland
boom Agha faces the men from the lowland villages called the body of bola
men like Carol bola Carol bola is a hero
men like Carol bola Carol bola is a hero in his village he is written in the
in his village he is written in the
in his village he is written in the pasola more than 20 times earning a
pasola more than 20 times earning a
pasola more than 20 times earning a reputation as a ferocious opponent every
reputation as a ferocious opponent every
reputation as a ferocious opponent every year his Spears find their mark knocking
year his Spears find their mark knocking
year his Spears find their mark knocking a man from his horse or injuring a rival
a man from his horse or injuring a rival
a man from his horse or injuring a rival and he is a skilled and fearless rider I
and he is a skilled and fearless rider I
and he is a skilled and fearless rider I don’t feel afraid and I don’t feel that
don’t feel afraid and I don’t feel that
don’t feel afraid and I don’t feel that the others are afraid because if
the others are afraid because if
the others are afraid because if something happens on the grounds of the
something happens on the grounds of the
something happens on the grounds of the pasola it was meant to happen the
pasola it was meant to happen the
pasola it was meant to happen the bravery that men display on the
bravery that men display on the
bravery that men display on the battlefield will be rewarded by good
battlefield will be rewarded by good
battlefield will be rewarded by good crops prosperity good health for their
crops prosperity good health for their
crops prosperity good health for their descendants so allegedly if you put on a
descendants so allegedly if you put on a
descendants so allegedly if you put on a good show for the spirits you get
good show for the spirits you get
good show for the spirits you get rewarded
truck after truck unloads thousands of
truck after truck unloads thousands of spectators at least 2,000 have come to
spectators at least 2,000 have come to
spectators at least 2,000 have come to watch the pasola 200 men on 200 horses
watch the pasola 200 men on 200 horses
watch the pasola 200 men on 200 horses ride in the event more than ever before
ride in the event more than ever before
ride in the event more than ever before a dry year means they have put their
a dry year means they have put their
a dry year means they have put their faith in the pasola to bring rains for
faith in the pasola to bring rains for
faith in the pasola to bring rains for the year to come the teams with some as
the year to come the teams with some as
the year to come the teams with some as young as 16 face off a hundred feet from
young as 16 face off a hundred feet from
young as 16 face off a hundred feet from each other Highlanders on one side
each other Highlanders on one side
each other Highlanders on one side lowlanders on the other
in one hand they grip the reins with the
in one hand they grip the reins with the other they hurled their Spears taking
other they hurled their Spears taking
other they hurled their Spears taking aim at the opposing team skill and
aim at the opposing team skill and
aim at the opposing team skill and balance are crucial in a display of
balance are crucial in a display of
balance are crucial in a display of bravado some men charge towards the
bravado some men charge towards the
bravado some men charge towards the other side at speeds of up to 20 miles
other side at speeds of up to 20 miles
other side at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour they risk being struck but
per hour they risk being struck but
per hour they risk being struck but their spear may find its mark to nothing
their spear may find its mark to nothing
their spear may find its mark to nothing a man to the ground is a win for your
a man to the ground is a win for your
a man to the ground is a win for your team and a path to personal glory
there’s a big sense of showing that
there’s a big sense of showing that you’re a man showing that you’re
you’re a man showing that you’re
you’re a man showing that you’re courageous this is where you can become
courageous this is where you can become
courageous this is where you can become really famous for your horsemanship it’s
really famous for your horsemanship it’s
really famous for your horsemanship it’s also where you can be really humiliated
also where you can be really humiliated
also where you can be really humiliated if you fall down quickly
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