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Unique Games Of Indonesia : a piece of wood that brings happiness " ENTHIK"

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Enthik or gatrik is a famous traditional game on Java. In some areas, this game has various names. Some find it patil lele , but in my area, also in Banyuwangi and its surroundings, this game is called Enthik . Enthik or Pathil Lele, boys and girls in a Javanese community born before the 1970s, are certainly familiar with a game called enthik. They will certainly remember the type of game equipment and how to play it. Indeed, this one game is also one type of traditional game that is often played by boys and girls in the past. Maybe for children born in 2000 and above, especially in urban circles, this game is no longer known, because it is not the era anymore. 70 years ago, this traditional game was already known by the Javanese. Evidently, the term game has been recorded in the Baoesastra (Dictionary) of Java by W.J.S. Poerwadarminta was published in 1939 at Weltevreden Batavia (Jakarta). On page 41 column 1 mentioned that the meaning of enthik, one of which is the n...

Unique Games Of Indonesia : jump rope in the 90's colonization

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This game is familiar, of course, because this jump rope game can be found in almost all of Indonesia even with different names. This rope jumping game is usually synonymous with women. but also not a few boys come to play. one of the names of this game is that of "Tali Merdeka" , which is known by the people in  RIAU province and its surroundings. Game " Tali Merdeka" is the name for those who live in Riau Province. In areas where the community is a supporter of Malay culture there is a game called "tali merdeka" . The point of the game is to jump on knotted rubber ropes. Naming this game has to do with behavior or actions performed by the player himself, especially in the last jump. On this leap (the last one), the rope is stretched by the holder as high as the fist that is raised in the air. The fist is almost similar to what the fighters did when saying the word "free" . The hand movements that resemble the symbol of in...

Unique Games Of Indonesia :Gobag Sodor 90's

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The game Gobag Sodor is well-known in the area of ​​Java. Many say that this game comes from the Yogyakarta area. The name Gobak Sodor comes from the words gobag and sodor. The word gobag means to move freely. While Sodor means spear. In the past the soldiers had a game called sodoran as a training skill in warfare. Sodor is a spear about 2 meters long, with no sharp spear at the tip. v      Player The number of players in the Gobag Sodor game must be even between 6-10 children. Then divided into two teams, the guard team and the attack team. So each team has 3-5 children. Players in Gobag Sodor are usually boys, because this game drains a lot of energy. But sometimes girls can also play it as long as both teams must have a balanced composition of players both gender and age. This is to avoid striking a very striking force on one team.      v   Game Accompaniment In playing Gobag Sodor, no accompaniment is needed, whether in the...

Unique Games Of Indonesia : an easy way to learn to count "DAKON"

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   The rise of electronic games plus the influence of gadget that now plague children make the popularity of trational games fade. Though as is known, traditional games have a myriadof benefits and philosophies that are thick from each game. One of them that provides benefits is dakon.   Dakon is a simple game that the sharpens the power of children’s re reasoning. Uniquely this game trains the soul of child trafficking and the sharpness of the way of thinking of benefit.   This traditional game teaches children about perseverance, accuracy, honesty, counting to patience. How not, this game requers players to succeed to collecting as many seeds as possible by the way and rules of this game. The way to play this traditional game is with wooden board with at least 14 small basins and 2 large basins, and minimun of 98 dakon seeds, which can come from gravel, sapodilla fruit seeds, or small shells, the rules also simple. usually d...

Unique Games Of Indonesia:ENGKLENG or ENGKLEK

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INDONESIA

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           INDONESIA hears the indonesian word,surely people will think about kinds of traditions,cultute and tourism.But at here i will discuss about unique traditional games in indonesia. Indonesia is known for it's rich culture and unique characteristic.One of the many cultures is that there are various kinds of traditional games that the indonesia has.Many traditional games come from East Java,West Java which have been popular in indonesia. Unfortunately, now traditional games are rare and almost no one has ever played them because many children prefer to use smartphones.And now i will invite all readers to recall the past about this games. Ok let's see!!!