Traditional Sports

Traditional Sport

Assalamualaikum and Hello everyone!!! For the next entry, i would like to share about a few types of traditional games that quite famous for the kids even adults to play. In Malaysia, there are 5 types of traditional games which is Wau, Congkak, Batu Seremban or Serembat, Lompat Teng Teng and Gasing. 

Firstly, Wau or the pronunciation as Wow is a traditional kites that famous especially in northern states of  Kelantan and Terengganu. These beautiful kites are made of bamboo and covered with cloths to look like local flora and fauna. When we plays the kites, it can produce a humming "waao-waao" sound that attached from the underneath of kites

is bamboo "whistle". 

Next, Congkak is a mancala games of Malay origin played in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand and also some part of Sumatra and Borneo. The belief of an old Malay people about the word of congkak means "congak" or as mental calculation that was practiced in this games. Congkak is a such interesting games to play if the player succeed to collect all the points to win the games and they know how to arrange their steps when play this games. While, batu seremban or batu serembat known as a historical and heritage kind of traditional game, unique and differ. This game was inherited from the great grand generation of descendants before world of civilization. This game was famous and most practiced in Malaysia and each types of age can play this interesting game. 

Another two traditional games that i would like to share which is Lompat Teng Teng and Gasing. Gasing is a giant spinning top that weighs approximately 5kg to 10lbs and may be large as dinner plate. The game usually played traditionally before the rice harvest seasons. The player must have a strengths, coordination and also skills when plays this game. Each player must known how to handle their gasing before they scooped off onto the ground. Gasing or spinning top is split into 2 categories which is one for ornamental purpose and the other is for playing. Next, Lompat Teng Teng  or also known as Ketinting is a game that usually played by girls. This is because this game is not too tough even the players using a lot of energy and also did not need a large area to play it. Teng Teng played by a groups of children where there are two or four person in a ring. There is no fixed rule for the number of player in a court but if there are more than 2 or 3 person it will cause difficulty for each player to play it. The court is drawing plots on the ground which is there are 9 parcels in the court. In addition, the players need a marble which is an object to mark their position in the parcels court later. 

P/S: I will continue about traditional sport in the next entry ; ) ..