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 Traditions and customs

Cock fights are a real traditional feature of the country. The birds are pampered like race horses and the owners, called galleros, are born into it and cannot in any way acquire the status. Many villages have wooden arenas (pits), built for this purpose. The fights end with the death or relinquishment of one of the entrants and the whole village's population becomes more enthusiastic as the odds go up.
Music truly is omni-present. In bars, shops, cars or on the beach, merengue and bachata are played non-stop and loudly. Anywhere at all, couples improvise a few steps to a song and dance to the rhythms.

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