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¡Hoy es jueves jovial!     (Today is jovial Thursday!)

La fecha es el tres (3) de febrero del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is February 3, 2022.)

Juguemos ulama.     (Let’s play ulama.)

Ulama is the oldest recorded team sport. It was played by cultures in ancient Mesoamerica (part of Mexico through Central America) under various names.

Ulama was played with a rubber ball on a special court shaped like a capital “I”. The object of the game was to get the ball through one of the stone rings. In ancient times, ulama was a matter of life or death.

Today there are three variations of ulama that are played. The goal for all of these versions is to score eight points.

Para jugar ulama necesitamos:     (To play ulama, we need:)

un campo de tierra	(a dirt field)
una pelota de goma	(a rubber ball)
dos equipos	(two teams)

Let the games begin! Here are the rules for playing ulama.

¡Que tengas un jueves jubiloso!   (May you have a jubilant Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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