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culture
Foreign Traditional Games
Eun-jae Park
Playing Yut1), Biseokchigi2), Jegi-Chagi3), must not collapse. The point is to remove
and flying kites4) are part of Korean traditional pieces safely while going around6) one by one.
games. It is natural that traditional games As the game is important to control strength
are activated through active participation and keep on balance to remove the blocks, it is
by children, but because children don't have a good game to enjoy with family and friends.
enough time to play such games, it is difficult
to find children playing these games. However, In the Philippines, one traditional game is
it is very good that our various traditional Tinikling. Tinikling7) is a bamboo dancing game
games are being performed at some situations and is also a famous traditional dance in the
such as holidays, family gathering, etc. Like Philippines.
our traditional games, there are also many
This traditional dance is performed in 3/4
traditional folk games in other countries. time as the dancers jump here and there to
Japan has a traditional folk game called avoid the bending bamboo poles. Two people
on either end control the two sticks while the
Daramato5) (a slap in the face). In Daramato (だ people in the middle dance and try to avoid
るま落とし), the players remove wooden pieces stepping on them. This game is more fun when
from the bottom of a stack using a wooden the dancers don't step on the bamboo poles
hammer. However, the wooden pieces above and reach a faster rhythm.
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1) Playing Yut : 윷놀이 5) Daramato : 다루마오토시
2) Biseokchigi : 비석치기 6) go around : 돌아가다
3) Jegi-Chagi : 제기차기 7) Tinikling : 티니클링
4) flying kites : 연날리기
24 MYEONG-SHIN GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL
