Traditional games or Laro ng Lahi are frolic games generally played by the youngsters, usually using intrinsic materials or instruments.
For hundreds of years, it became a piece of crystalline puzzle in the intangible, one-of-a-kind Philippine heritage. These games serve as the backbone of the kinship and are protected and promoted for further community spirit, bring people unruffled and install a sense of pride in society’s roots. In addition to that, these are also effectual means to convey values of solidarity, diversity, inclusiveness and cultural awareness.
Filipino progenies are very full of vim and vigor. This is sticking out like a sore thumb in the genre of tourney they pit oneself against. You can hear their toasty great gales of laughter as they indulge in any of cultural games. There are forty known Filipino games. To cite a few, the following are some of the Filipino traditional games: Luksong-tinik, Piko, Patintero, Sipa, Palo-sebo and Taguan.
Luksong-tinik or jump over the thorns includes three or more players. Two players serve as the base of the tinik (thorn) by putting their right or left feet together (soles touching gradually building the tinik). A starting point is set by all the players, giving enough runway for the players to achieve a higher jump, so as not to hit the tinik. Players of the other team start jumping over the tinik, followed by the other team members.
Sipa or game of kick The object being used to play the game is also called sipa. It is made of a washer with colorful threads, usually plastic straw, attached to it. The sipa is then thrown upwards for the player toss using his/her foot. The player must not allow the sipa to touch the ground by hitting it several times with his/her foot, and sometimes the part just above the knee. The player must count the number of times he/she was able to kick the sipa. The one with most number of kicks wins the game.
Palo-sebo or greased bamboo pole climbing. This game involves a greased bamboo pole that players attempt to climb. This game is usually played during town fiestas, particularly in the provinces. The objective of the participants is to be the first person to reach the prize—a small bag—located at the top of the bamboo pole. The small bag usually contains money or toys.
Moreover, most of the Philippine traditional games, expressions of indigenous cultures and ways of life contributing to the common identity of humanity, have already disappeared due to the shimmering and prevailing technology which leads to the rapid growth of number of computer aficionados and aficionadas. And if you try to saunter in the lengthy amber streets of the Filipinos, you would see no one playing any sort of the traditional games but you’ll find them in computer cafes instead. And this results the obesity, poor health status and perhaps, customary games’ obliteration.
Therefore, as a result, Filipino tykes should ought to preserve and develop their brilliant emerald conventional games that would definitely bring to its gradual blooming like a crimson floret and eventually shining like a daylight primrose because of its prominence like the other Western games.
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