(8 Sep 2025)
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Guarambare, Paraguay – 7 September 2025
1. Wide of people gathered outside decorated Natividad de María church
2. Various of festival participants throwing money to crowd
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Simona Paredes, faithful:
"This festival is always so beautiful, so traditional, so religious, and so profane at the same time."
4. Pan left of people throwing money
5. Wide of people dancing in traditional attire
6. Mid of attendee in traditional attire
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Catalina Alvarenga, faithful:
"I dance for this because of my children’s health and my health because I’m going to turn 70 years old."
8. Mid of people in traditional attire dancing
9. Mid of mother and baby dancing
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Simon Fernandez, faithful:
"We invite everyone to do the same as us; not to lose the habit, the tradition of a people. A people without tradition is nothing."
11. Aerial of crowd outside church ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
Cash rained down on children in the Paraguayan city of Guarambare, south of the capital Asunción, on Sunday as Catholics celebrated a centuries-old feast in honor of the Virgin Mary.
The unique tradition involves community elders throwing money to children as a sign of gratitude for favors received from the Virgin.
Only the village’s elders are allowed to throw the cash, and only children are permitted to receive it.
The celebration, which dates back centuries, also includes prayers, traditional folkloric dances, and Paraguayan music.
On Sunday, a crowd gathered outside the Natividad de María church. People wore traditional Paraguayan dress and danced.
"This festival is always so beautiful, so traditional, so religious, and so profane at the same time," said Simona Paredes, who was celebrating outside the church.
Catalina Alvarenga said she was dancing for her and her family’s health and Simon Fernandez said it was important for people to keep traditions alive.
AP Video by Emilio Sanabria
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