Basque pelota for betting, during the 80's and 90's Jai-Alai was especially popular in Miami and Florida where the frontons had press boxes, restaurants, and going to the Jai-Alai was seen to be a privilege. Men often came in suits and women came in elaborate dresses for the "special event". Nowadays Jai-Alai has dropped in popularity instead of thousands of people who came to watch now there are barely a couple hundred. Pelota is usually played in the Basque regions of south-western France and north-eastern Spain, where it originates. There are also federations of Basque ball in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Costa
Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat "Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat" () is a poem written by Gujarati poet Narmadashankar Dave, better known as Narmad in 1873. It is used as a state song during ceremonies of the Government of Gujarat. Narmad is considered as the first modern Gujarati writer. He has written "Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat" in 1873 as the forward of his first Gujarati dictionary, "Narmakosh". In this poem, Narmad epitomises the sense of pride in the region by identifying the region of Gujarati-speaking people. He delineates the boundary within which Gujarati-speaking population live; Ambaji in the north; Pavagadh in the