Return to childhood through folk games

(Baonghean.vn) - Each person's childhood is where the imprints and memories associated with unforgettable folk games are anchored. Let's go back"a violent childhood"through old games...

1 - Dragon and snake up to the clouds

Dragon Snake Up to the Clouds is one of the popular folk games for children in the Vietnamese countryside in the past. This is a game associated with a nursery rhyme, requiring players to be agile, skillful, united, disciplined and able to respond quickly, especially for the leader of the dragon snake troupe. In the past, on clear moonlit nights, children often gathered in the village communal house yard to organize the Dragon Snake Up to the Clouds game.

2 - Play marbles

Marble shooting is always an attractive game for all boys when they were young. The game helps to exercise, observe well with the prize being the marbles that have just been shot by the opponent. The round, colorful marbles make many boys crazy. Many of them even have a whole collection. The ability to aim accurately at different distances gives boys hours of fun.

3 - Play Pass

This is a folk game that involves a competition of skill. This game is also known as "chuyen chuyen" or "chuyen chuyen". The playing space is a flat, not very large, about 1.5m² to 2.5m² is enough to play. The common number of players is 2, but it can also be 1, 3, 4. This game is very popular with girls. The game of "chuyen chuyen" is not only fun for the hands and eyes but also... fun for the ears with the nursery rhyme "mot chuyen moi" that any child knows.

4 - Playing top

Playing the game of spinning tops is a popular folk game among most ethnic groups in Vietnam. This is an outdoor game mainly for boys but is also played by young people and the elderly, it can have different names depending on the ethnic group. On the flat ground in the past, you can see children gathering in groups of three or five, fascinated by the swirls of spinning tops (or spinning tops).

5 - Jump rope

Jumping rope is a very familiar folk game, especially in the countryside and rural areas in Vietnam. The game of jumping rope is also very simple, just need a rope and everyone can participate. One of the unique characteristics of folk games is the high community spirit. Therefore, any folk game requires the participation of the whole group, it helps to strengthen the relationship between people in a community.

6 - Play Chinese checkers

Another game that was very popular among the 8x generation was the game of Chinese checkers. Many people of the 8x generation are now married and have children but still cannot forget the feeling of happiness when they won and "got everything".

7 - Cockfighting

In addition to the peaceful image of the countryside, every afternoon looking out at the dikes in the fields, we hear the resounding sounds of us children, chirping in our white shirts and blue pants, holding a handful of grass in our hands, each blade of grass called a chicken. Just one blade of grass like that has become a beautiful part of the memories of the children in our countryside, memories of a battle called chicken grass fighting.

8 - Play shuttlecock

Bamboo stick is a children's game. Two people stand facing each other. One person holds two pieces of bamboo, one short and one long. Dig a small, long hole in the ground, place the short piece of bamboo on top of the hole, take the long bamboo stick and throw the short piece of bamboo up high and hit it hard, sending it flying far away. If the person facing them catches the bamboo stick, that person gets to play instead.

9 - Pulling the betel leaf

During the season when the areca spathe falls, children in the countryside can freely use the areca spathe to make a cart. Children only need to strip the dry areca leaves around the areca stem and use the stem as a handle. The spathe will be a seat for one or more children to sit on. The puller will be the person who uses force to pull the areca spathe forward.

10- Plant buds, plant flowers

Plant buds and flowers. Jump high, or you'll lose.

Peace

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