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Lélo, for life and death (Swiss Stories 2015, by Nicolas Brodard) - Swiss Press Award

Nicolas Brodard
Photo / Swiss Stories
2015

Lélo, for life and death

Nicolas Brodard

Each year on Easter Saturday the inhabitants of the Georgian village Shukhuti play Lelo Burti. Those living in the upper half of the village play against those from the lower half. The first side to get the 16 kg ball into the goal of the opposing team, wins. The game is reminiscent of Rugby, but there are no rules – anything goes. After the game, the ball is placed on the grave of a recently deceased player.

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Lélo, for life and death

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Photo / Swiss Stories
2015

Nicolas Brodard

Each year on Easter Saturday the inhabitants of the Georgian village Shukhuti play Lelo Burti. Those living in the upper half of the village play against those from the lower half. The first side to get the 16 kg ball into the goal of the opposing team, wins. The game is reminiscent of Rugby, but there are no rules – anything goes. After the game, the ball is placed on the grave of a recently deceased player.

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Nicolas Brodard / Swiss Press Award

Nicolas Brodard

Photographe, Fribourg, 1985

Based in Fribourg, Switzerland, Nicolas Brodard is a freelance photographer. He works for the print media as a photojournalist and offers his skills to numerous cultural and institutional stakeholders. As an author, he is involved in the self-production of reports and personal projects covering Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.

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