It is necessary for us to know and at any rate remember what we basically have in our country. Culture defines us, and these games are a bit of our lifestyle. Isn’t it?
The Culture
Some times before iPad, Xbox, and PSP barraged us with seemingly dazzling e-games, we were simply plain children playing basic toys. In those days, a number of children could undoubtedly discover approaches to kill time by utilizing complete creativity, quality and readiness. From do-it-without anyone's help paper balls known as "touch ball" to invigorating group games that don't require toys like Luksong Baka, Luksong Tinik, Patintero, and Tagu-taguan, we never ran short of fun activities.
This post means to aim one of the thought-provoking Traditional Games in the Philippines till to our present age. Our customary games speak to a piece of our culture and ought to never be ignored. Regardless of how dynamic we are or how busy our schedules might be, let us mend those occasions when fun was found outside and in blending with other individuals. Let’s all give the chance to keep the soul of Pinoy games alive for all the generation to come.
Let the game begin … Calahoyo!
Calahoyo, or Hole-In in english equivalent, is an outdoor game by two to ten players. Precise focusing on is the ability created in this game on the grounds that the goal of every player is to hit the anak (little stones or objects) with the utilization of the pamato (big, flat stone), attempting to send it to the hole.
A little hole is dug in the ground, and a throwing line is drawn inverse the hole (roughly 5 to 6 meters away from the said hole). A longer line is drawn between the gap and the throwing line. Every player has a pamato and an anak. All the anak are set on the throwing line, and players attempt to throw their pamato into the hole from the throwing line. The player whose pamato is in the hole or closest to the hole will have the shot for the first throw. Utilizing the pamato, the first thrower tries to hit the anak, endeavoring to send it to the hole. Players alternate in hitting their anak until the point when one of them gets into the hole, with the players alternating an entire round and so on. The game goes on until just a single anak is left outside the hole. All players who get their anak inside the hole are the champs or winners, while the one with the anak left outside the hole is the alila (loser) or muchacho.
Alila or Muchacho will be "punished" by all the winner/s as follows:
Winners stand at the throwing line with their anak past line A-B (longer line between hole and throwing line). The champs hit their anak with their pamato. The muchacho gets the pamato and returns it to the owner. The victors continue throwing as the muchacho keeps on getting and returning the pamato as a form of punishment. Champs who fail to hit their particular anak will quit throwing. The goal is to tire the loser as punishment. At the point when all are through, the game begins once more.
This particular game might be or not familiar to you, yet giving them a shot—regardless of whether you're not a child any longer—would be so fantastic. Also, the child within you will in the long run come up when the fun starts.
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Sources:
http://filipiniana101.blogspot.com/2014/08/list-of-traditional-filipino-games.html
http://www.angelfire.com/games4/pigssai/tradrules.htm
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