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March 20, 2018
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Even though the Pasola ritual fight goes on for hours in a frenetic atmosphere, at the end there are no winners or losers and no one is responsible for the eventual wounds or altercations. What is important is participating, representing families and communities and honoring the ancestors at a time of abundance. RNS photo by Alexandra Radu