Bear-Chasing Game and Gourd-Plucking Game in Magar Community
Bome Kumari Budha Chairperson, Nepal National Ethnographic Museum In the Magar community, there are many children’s games based on child psychology and connected to social
Chillak Game: To Tip the Tip-Cat into the Air
Mekhri Kurbanova Senior Lecturer, Uzbekistan State Institute of Physical Training Traditional games over the centuries have played an important role in the formation and
Yutnori, International Sensation from Ancient Tradition
Jang-sik Jang Senior Curator, National Folk Museum of Korea Johan Huizinga coined the term homo ludens to define humans as animals that play. The playful nature of
Learning Social Roles while Playing Traditional Games
Hale Lahui Research Officer, PNG National Cultural Commission Traditional games in Papua New Guinea, mainly played by children, were an integral part of society. The
Kéo Co, Vietnamese Tug-of-War
Thuy Do Deputy-Head, Policy Studies and Cultural Development Division, Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies Diversity in Heritage Expressions Vietnam has various forms
Significance of Teanh Prot, Cambodian Tug-of-War
Sophearith Siyonn Lecturer, Royal University of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts The Cambodian teanh prot (“pulling the rope”),1 which is generally rendered in English as
Variety and Meaning in Juldarigi, Korean Tug-of-War
Yang-myeong Han Professor, Department of Folklore, Andong National University During Dan-o, Daeboreum, and Chuseok, pre-modern Koreans used to hold celebrations composed of rituals to the
Punnuk, the Tugging Ritual in Hungduan, Closing an Agricultural Cycle
Norma A. Respicio Professor of Art Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman In Hungduan, Ifugao, three communities—Hapao, Baang, and Nungulunan—observe three post-harvest rituals, collectively known
Chak-ka-yer, Traditional Tug-of-War Game
Chuchchai Gomaratut Associate Professor, Faculty of Sports Science, Chulalongkorn University Background Chak-ka-yer or tug-of-war is one of the oldest traditional team games of Thailand. It is