The Romanticism Of Children's Traditional Games Which Is Full Of Philosophy

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JAKARTA - Traditional children's games are not only fun, but also full of philosophy. Especially for the 90s generation, this game always evokes the romance of the past.

Then what are the games? Launching various sources, the following are children's traditional games full of philosophy.

Congklak

This game is usually played by two people. They use punched boards on the right, left and ends. The two holes at the end are granaries to accommodate the collected seeds. Those who manage to collect the most seeds in the barn are the winners.

The philosophy contained in congklak is to teach that possessions should not be spent immediately. The barns at the end of the congklak boards teach that we also shouldn't forget to save.

Not only that, in playing arrogant, we also cannot escape filling in the holes on the opponent's side. This means that apart from saving, we also don't forget to share.

However, players are still not allowed to fill their opponent's barn. From there we are taught that it would be better for someone to help people in the work process, not merely to give property directly.

Engklek

This one game requires more physical movement than arrogance. To play it, you need a large space. Usually we play it on the street or on the field. Later the children made boxes to jump through.

When a player successfully completes a round, he / she has the right to throw stones at another box which will later be used as "house" and other players may not jump. The philosophy of this crank game teaches us about hard work when we are about to reach the top box. In addition, children are also taught not to interfere with other people's work.

Galasin

Galasin or gobak Sodor is a game that involves two teams. In this game, one team is tasked with preventing the other team from passing them. The philosophy of the game is that teamwork will help produce the goals of the group. In addition, Galasin also has a philosophy that if a door is closed, another door must be open.

Jump rope

Jump rope is usually played from a rubber band connection which will later be used as a rope. How to play, they have to jump over a rope stretched by two people.

The faster the rope jumps, the higher the rope will be stretched. Each game will have its own level from the shortest to the highest.

The level of each hurdle's height is considered a life test measure. Even though the rope height is the highest, even higher than the player, the rubber rope must still be jumped. Maybe several times the player will fail to jump it, but as skills are honed, the high rope is not impossible to pass.

Hide and seek

From the name alone, you can guess that hide and seek requires the players to hide from someone. The person who is taking his "watch" will look for those who are hiding. And when it finds a person who is hiding, the "guard" should shout hong. This continued until all the people who were hiding were found.

The philosophy of the game is about life and death. The hiding people who are found are like humans who have been picked up by God. This game is a reminder that life in this world is only temporary.