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- Maracas are a rattle instrument.
- It is traditionally made of dried calabash gourds or turtle shells filled with beans, beads, or pebbles.
- Today maracas are made out of many different materials.
- It is made from wood, fiber, rawhide, and plastic.
- It is used as musical instruments.
- It is usually oval or egg-shaped.
- The family of musical instruments is divided into groups depending on how sound is produced.
- To shake the maracas, a handle is attached.
- People of all ages can handle maracas.
- It can be played both recreationally and professionally.
