The traditional games of Indonesian children are now beginning to be abandoned. Arguably the child's game is now rarely or even no longer known by children. Because children are now almost completely sedated by electronic games that are generally played at home.
The advancement of children's and computer games technology as well as reduced open land have changed the pattern of children's play. Moreover, the children of today who began to be called the digital native generation, will very rarely know the traditional game.
But if we learn psychologically, children's games are past and filled with rich imaginations, cooperation and friendships that have the potential to shape social awareness, social sensitivity and intelligence for children. Here are some of the most popular children's games in the past:
BEKEL BALL
Game bekel ball, this game commonly called bekelan is a game with a tool made of rubber-sized pingpong ball. A child's ball can be a leather or metal that has been formed with a certain size. Children's balls are usually even numbered, ie 4, 6, or 8. Bicycle ball games are favored by girls. How to play it is, a child ball held in one, then the ball thrown first as high as 30 cm. After the ball falls and bounces, the ball boy is released in a random position. The ball boy is then taken one by one, two-two, three-three and so on until they run out.
MAEN CATO
Cato game is done by two people. In the game they use a board called a cock board and 98 (14 x 7) seeds called cato or cato seeds. Usually cato seeds use a kind of mussel shell and if not present, use the seeds from the plant.
The game of cato is done by two people. In the game they use a board called a cock board and 98 (14 x 7) seeds called cato seeds or cato fruit. Usually cato seeds use a kind of mussel shell and if not, use the grains from the plant.
At the beginning of the game each small hole is filled with seven seeds. Two players are facing each other and one of the early players can choose the hole to be taken by putting the cato seed into the small hole from right to left and so on. When the seeds run out in small holes that contain other seeds, the seeds can pick up the seeds and continue to fill.
When it runs out in its big hole, it can be continued by selecting a small hole on its side. When fatigue in a small hole that no seed is right in the small hole sides, it should stop and pick up all the seeds on the opposite side or the opposite side. But when he stopped at the empty hole on the opposite side, he stopped and got nothing. The game is considered finished when no more seeds can be taken (whole beans are in the big holes of both players). The winner is the one who gets the most seeds.
GATRIC
This game is played by two people or two teams of several people. The tools that are played are wooden sticks and pieces of wood along the quarter of a bat, commonly called gatrik. Gratrik children are placed in a sloping and narrow hole with half-length protruding on the ground.
The tip of the gatrik kid is hit with a bat. The Gratrik children were again beaten as far as flying into the air. When the child is caught gatrik opponent, the game is declared lost. If not caught, the distance between the holes and where the fall is calculated to determine the winner.
GAME GAMES
The Game of the Castle is a game played by two groups, each consisting of 4 to 8 people. Each group chooses a place as a base, usually a pole, stone or pillar as a fortress.
The main purpose of this game is to attack and take over the opponent's castle by touching the pillars or pillars that have been chosen by the opponent and shouted the word fort. Victory can also be achieved by capturing all members of the opponent by touching their body. To determine who is entitled to be a prisoner and a prisoner is determined from the last time when prisoners or captives touch their own fortress.
KASTI
Kasti or Gebokan is a kind of sports ball. The game is performed by two groups using a tennis ball as a means to shoot an opponent and a pile of stones to be compiled. Anyone who manages to pile the rock quickly without getting hit is the group that won the game.
At the beginning of the game, specified which group will be the initial guard and the group being pursued by the lawsuit. Guard groups must immediately catch the ball as soon as possible after the pile of rocks by the group being pursued. If the ball manages to touch the opponent, then the group whose members are touched the ball becomes a stone pole guard. Collaboration between group members is required such as softball or baseball.
PACIWIT-CIWIT GABUNG
This game is done by 3 - 4 children, both women and men. Each player tries to precede the back of the pinched hand (nyiwit) above while chanting
Kawih as follows: Paciwit-ciwit langurs, Lutung move ka tungtung. Paciwit-ciwit Lutung, Lutung moved ka tungtung.
In general, no party is declared win or lose. So, this type of game is solely done for fun and filling time in the moonlit night.
PEREPET FRAGRAN
This game is done by 3 - 4 girls or men. The player stood back to back, holding hands and one leg connected to each other behind.
By standing on one leg, the player must keep the balance in order not to fall, while moving towards the left or right of the dalang, who applaud as he shouts kawih as follows: Jalcet jengke jelly, kadempet Kohkol jejereten.
No party is declared win or lose in this game. So, this type of game is only played for fun in the moonlight.
ORAY - ORDER
This game is played by some girls and men in the open field. The players hold the back end of each in front of him to form a long line.
The cutting-edge player tries to catch the last player to dodge, so the line moves like a snake, but the line should not be cut.
While playing, the players shout kawih as follows: Orany-orayan outside leor ka sawah, Tong ka padi parena keur sharp sharpness. Outside the people of leor ka kebon, Tong ka kebon aya barudak keur mengangon.
SONDAH
This game is generally played by girls. The pattern of the drawing becomes the artificial barred boxes on the ground. Each player to find a fraction of tile or flat stone, which is then thrown into the game box. The player jumps from box to box next.
A box containing tile fragments should not be trodden. Players declared defeated if stepped on the outer line of the box or outer box. The first player is called mi-hiji, mi-two seconds, third mi-tilu and so on.
DOR TAP
Dor Tap is a game similar to Rug Umpet but is played by 2 groups. The group that first managed to name the opponent in hiding could mean that the opponent was hit by a shot. The game ends if one group has been shot.
GALAH ASIN
Galah Asin or in another area called Galasin or Gobak Sodor is a kind of regional game from Indonesia. This game is a group game consisting of two groups, each team consisting of 3-5 people. The essence of the game is to block the opponent crossing the line to the last line back and forth and to win the whole group must complete the process back and forth in a predetermined field field.
This game is usually played on the badminton field with reference to the existing line or it could be by using a rectangular field with a size of 9 x 4 m which is divided into 6 parts. The boundary line of each section is usually characterized by lime and group members in turn to keep the field in half, group members keeping the boundaries horizontal and vertical lines.
For group members in charge of maintaining a horizontal boundary, he tries to block an opponent who also tries to cross a predetermined line as a free boundary line. For group members who get the task of maintaining a vertical line (generally only one person), then this person has access to all vertical lines in the middle of the field. This game is very exciting and very difficult because everyone should always watch and run as fast as possible if necessary to achieve victory.
GASING (TOP)
Gasing is a toy that can rotate on the shaft and balance at a point. Gasing is the oldest toy found in various archaeological sites and still recognizable. In addition to children's toys and adults, gasing is also used for prediction of gambling and destiny.
Most of the gasing is made of wood, though often made of plastic, or other materials. The wood is carved and shaped to become part of the upper body. The tissue straps are generally made of nylon, while the traditional gasing straps are made of bark. The length of the rope is different depending on the length of the man's arm.
PLAY MARBLES
This small glass of marble glass is known by different names in each region, which include marbles, jars, keneker, thes and kelici. In addition to various sizes, marbles also have a very varied colors.
To play marbles, young children must learn to break marbles with the index finger. The thumb and forefinger of the left hand holds the marbles as a shot, the little finger of the left hand touches the ground as the footing, the thumb and the index finger of the right hand to form the letter O where the thumb as the barrier and the finger as the shooter, after the index finger is targeted to shoot the opponent marbles .
LOMPAT ROPE GAMES (RUBBER RUBBER)
Jump rope game is a game that resembles a rope made of rubber bands, the game is a very popular game around the 70s to 80s, when "playing" at school and after the afternoon bath at home.
Simple but useful, can be used as a means of playing and sports. The strap used is made of rubber bands braids are widely available around us. How to play can be done by individuals or groups, if only play alone usually the child will tie the rope on the pole or whatever is possible and then jump. If playing in a group usually involves a minimum of three children, two children will hold the end of the rope, one on the left, one on the right, while the other gets a turn to jump over the rope.
The straps are stretched with a storied height, from the lowest to the highest. The smart jumped, he was the one who came out as the winner. While the loser will change the position to be the holder of the rope.
KITE (LAYANG-LAYANG)
There are different types of kite games. The most common are ornamental kites in Betawi called koang and kite or match matches. There is also a kite given a filter that can make a sound because of the wind. Kite action is usually played by children in the transition period because usually the strong wind blows at that time.
In some areas of Indonesia, kites are played as part of a particular ritual, usually associated with agricultural cultivation processes. The simplest kites are made of leaf-strewn bamboo frames and tied with rattan fibers. This kind of kite can still be found in Sulawesi. Allegedly, some forms of traditional Balinese kites have evolved from leaf kites because of their oval leaves.
In Aceh, West Java, Lampung and several places in Indonesia found kites that are used as fishing aids. This kite is made of woven leaves of a certain kind of orchid, and detached by hook. In Pangandaran and some other places, the kite is fitted with no trap for the pain of a bat or a bat.
UMPET PRINT GAMES
Game Plot Rugs are usually played at night, though sometimes there is also playing plot Umpet in the daytime. Before the game begins, some players will perform "Hompimpa" to determine who is responsible for finding his friends in hiding. Players called "cats" will be facing a wall or tree while closing their eyes and counting to ten while their friends go around looking for hiding places.
Wall or tree is usually also a point of defense. After the tenth count, the cat will bring the guerrillas to capture his friends in hiding.
Interestingly, in addition to the task of catching his friends who are hiding, the cat must also maintain the point of defense. If he catches his friend, the cat will name his friend. The more exciting, if during the search period there are other friends who managed to touch the point of defense then all friends who have been arrested will return free and the game starts all over again.
The Rug Umpet game is finished when all the hiding friends are found. Furthermore, the friend who first discovered is the next cat.
EGKRANG (GEUNTEUT)
The egkrang game assumes the wearer or the relationship is higher in body position than human height. The material used as a stage is bamboo, which is made like a ladder but only one ladder. Stretching can be short but can also be high. To be sure, playing stilts, placing the body position becomes much higher than the actual body.
The stilettians use their legs that are stranded on the stairs, then walk. So, a player standing on a bamboo is made as a toy type and then on foot.
CUBLAK-CUBLAK SUWENG
Games cublak suweng ranges from 5-7 people with ages ranging from 6-14 years. For those aged 6 - 9 know still studying, while for those aged 10-14 years is to train his younger siblings. Suweng Cublak game requires equipment such as suweng (subang).
At the beginning of the game, several people gathered and decided on one of them to become Mr. Empo. Usually drawing through pingsut. Once there is a role as pak Empo. So they all sit around. Meanwhile, Mr. Empo is lying face down in their midst. Everyone put his palms behind PakEmpo.
One of them takes a pebble or an object (this object is considered as earring). Then they all sang together cublak suweng while twisting pebbles from one hand to the other. so it continues until the song is sung several times (usually 2-3 times).
After arriving at the last stanza "Sir-sir pong dele burn" pak Empo Wake up and other players pretending to hold gravel. Their right and left hands are tightly closed like holding something.
This is to outwit Mr. Empo who is looking for "suwengnya". Each player pointed his index finger and wiped his right and left index finger (movement) like someone cut chili. They all kept singing Sir-sir pong dele burning repeatedly until the Empo package pointed to the person suspected of hiding the earrings.
When the Empo package is wrong pointing then the game starts again (pak Empo lies). And when the Empo package manages to find the one who hides the earring, the person changes the role of the Empo pack. The game is over when they agree to finish it.
"Cublak suweng, Suwenge highlights bamboo gudhu, pak Empo lera lere, sopo ngunu ndelek ake, sirupong dele hollow sirpong dele hollow".
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