Carrera de cintas

The "carrera de cintas", or belt race, is a traditional sport often played during the feria patronal in Spain and Latin America. In the "carrera de cintas", short belts with loops on one end are hung from a wire suspended between two posts. Contestants, who may be on either horses or bicycles, ride towards the wire and attempt to capture a belt by putting a peg through the loop. Traditionally, the belts are given to a group of women who then award prizes. The origin of the sport is not known.

External links

* [http://www.bmpc.org/Worldwide/pages/_Dispatch4_raceforthebelts.html The "carrera de cintas" at Worldwide Ministries]
* [http://www.elsalvador.com/DIARIOS/OCCIDENTE/2003/07/04/ACTUALIDAD/nota9.html El Diario de Occidente on the "carrera de cintas"] (Spanish language)