A Wine-Soaked Ball Unites a Georgian Village, but Only After Dividing It https://nyti.ms/2V6ozMn

Every spring in Shukhuti, a black leather ball is sewn together to play Lelo Burti, a brutally physical folk game. The winners carry it straight to the cemetery.
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By ANDREW KEH from NYT Sports
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