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[[Neolttwigi]]'s another name is Korean [[see-saw]]. Unlike in the West where riders sit atop either side of the see-saw, neolttwigi participants stand on their side, then jump up, forcing their partner into the air on the opposite side.<ref>{{cite web|title=Traditional Sports and Games|url=http://www.lifeinkorea.com/activities/traditional.cfm#Yut|publisher=Life in Korea|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> This game is popular among females, usually during traditional holidays and festivals just like [[Dano]] and [[Chuseok]]. Anyone can play neolttwigi easily because of simply instruments and small space. |
[[Neolttwigi]]'s another name is Korean [[see-saw]]. Unlike in the West where riders sit atop either side of the see-saw, neolttwigi participants stand on their side, then jump up, forcing their partner into the air on the opposite side.<ref>{{cite web|title=Traditional Sports and Games|url=http://www.lifeinkorea.com/activities/traditional.cfm#Yut|publisher=Life in Korea|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> This game is popular among females, usually during traditional holidays and festivals just like [[Dano]] and [[Chuseok]]. Anyone can play neolttwigi easily because of simply instruments and small space. |
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The board and pedestal need to do nelttwigi. And jumping methods are various from just jumping to using technique. |
The board and pedestal need to do nelttwigi. And jumping methods are various from just jumping to using technique. |
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Neolttwigi participants stand on their side. First, they start to jump slowly. Another one people stands on the central. That people plays a role as fixing the neolttwigi board. Two people jump in rotation. people's body rises highly by bounce. This game is hard. So participants relax and jump in rotation. |
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Traditional games of Korea have a long history, particularly traditional games associated with annual cyclical rituals which are classified into three types: life environment, job, foreign.
History of traditional games
Characteristic of traditional games
Korean traditional games are continuous with seasonal customs. Men's play is 'kick' and 'hit' that are aggressive and intense. On the other hand, Women's play is 'game' and 'jump' that are soft hand action and rhythmical. Traditional games are influenced traditionally by the spirit of the age. So it is difficult to separate the men and women games. It is because that there broke an old custom and overcame the sexism gradually.
Traditional games of Korea are referred to as folk entertainment, folk games, or indigenous entertainment. The games provide competition, pleasure, entertainment, and artistic value.[1]
Kind of traditional games
Yoot-no-ri
Ssireum(wrestling)
Top-spinning
Top-spinning is play that children whip a top to make it spin by using stick on ice or on the ground. In winter, everyone comes out with top and enjoys top-spinning. It is played on a national scale for a long time. There are various name according to the location. Top is made by cutting wood. It is good that top is made up of a kind of birch, jujube tree, pine tree. Because that trees are heavy and hard. As a result top's tip is also heavy and hard. So top spins for long.
When you spin top, you hit the top's body and top spins. Sometimes people spins top alone, but usually everyone spins top together. So there are various play methods.[2]
- Fighting with top
It usually happens between two peoples. First, they spin theirs top. According to the sign, they hit the opponent's spin. At this time, my spin and opponent's spin bump against each other. If the opponent's spin falls, you win.
- Spinning top a long time
First, two people spin the top. According to the sign, they stop spinning the top. And the game is decided by spinning the top longer time.
- Spinning top far way
On the line that is already drawn, two people hit theirs top at the same time. It is a way to compete to go far way and spin for long time.
Kite flying
Kite flying is play that flies a kite in the sky. Kite frame is made up of bamboo tree. It is attached the paper. Kite is created rectangle or stingray shape. And it is connected by thread. After this process, you can fly a kite. Kite flying is the representative of traditional games in winter with sliding, top-spinning. Not only children abut also adults usually play kite flying. The time of flying a kite is from Lunar New Year's Day to Daeboreum. Since then, kite's thread cuts and kite sends up. People dose not fly a kite any more. It is because that they worry about farming prepare in case that year' farming is delayed. Korea's kite uses a scientific principle in comparison with other country's kite. And this play includes ancestor's wisdom that people flies a kite against the cold in winter instead of being afraid cold.[3]
- Flying a kite high in the sky
If kite flies more than about 300m, you can not see the kite's pattern. If kite flies more than about 1,000m, you can hardly see it. The higher and higher kite flies in the sky, kite might be destroyed because of a strong wind.
- Kite's stunt flying
Kite performs various stunt flying by people's hands. For example, there are turning sharply and swooping.
Neolttwigi(Korean see-saw)
Neolttwigi's another name is Korean see-saw. Unlike in the West where riders sit atop either side of the see-saw, neolttwigi participants stand on their side, then jump up, forcing their partner into the air on the opposite side.[4] This game is popular among females, usually during traditional holidays and festivals just like Dano and Chuseok. Anyone can play neolttwigi easily because of simply instruments and small space. The board and pedestal need to do nelttwigi. And jumping methods are various from just jumping to using technique.
- Nelttwigi method
Neolttwigi participants stand on their side. First, they start to jump slowly. Another one people stands on the central. That people plays a role as fixing the neolttwigi board. Two people jump in rotation. people's body rises highly by bounce. This game is hard. So participants relax and jump in rotation.
Jegichagi
references
- ^ "Characteristic and Meaning of Korea's traditional games(민속놀이의 특징)". Yun younggueun. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Top spinnin(전통놀이 팽이치기)". Culturecontent. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "Kite flying(연날리기)". Culturecontent. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "Traditional Sports and Games". Life in Korea. Retrieved 1 June 2013.