The old Paraguay tradition: Making it Rain
AFP PHOTO / NORBERTO DUARTE
Children jump to catch money thrown by Catholics from the church tower in gratitude for favors received from the Virgin Mary, fulfilling a traditional annual ceremony in Guarambare, 40 km southeast of Asuncion, on September 7, 2016.
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