yes
No. Ponchos and sombreros are more common.
They aren't. Maracas are just one of many music instruments found troughout the world. In their specific case, maracas were "invented" by the Arawak people (present-day Venezuela and Colombia) before contact with Europeans was made.
maracas
Maracas are a percussion instrument.
Maracas have rice or regular beans in them and sometimes special maracas have salt or sand in them.
the white goddess magically makes a pair of maracas and so became maracas
A Filipino maracas, also known as "marakas," is a traditional percussion instrument made from dried gourd shells that are filled with seeds or pebbles. When shaken, it produces a rattling sound used in Filipino folk music and dances.
No one knows, the maracas are an old instrument.
Maracas are unpitched. They would be notated on the percussion staff.
The Tagalog term for maracas is "kalikang."
The maracas are called the Ben-Harisam Maracas of Metro. They are used to open a portal to the 1st crypt boss, the Goblin Chief.