Traditional Games
in Lithuania
All little children like to
play with dolls, cars and with friends too. But in my opinion the most
interesting games came from the ancient times. Then there weren't nice
dolls "Barbie" and then there weren't electricity too. I think all people
know that there are short days and very long evenings in winter. People
could do so much useful things per day, but they had long nights.
They met their friends at
somebody's home in the evenings. Some of them sang, some told stories and
others played games. Usually we play old games at our school.
First two lines we sing slowly
and others faster and twice. All children, except one, make a circle. This
one is walking around them and he must have a scarf on which must be made
a knot. He gives the scarf to the child he wants (remember that walking
child can not stop, he must walk further).
Then sing
"Beat cat to the hunch and
don't look at which".
The child who has the scarf
must beat the child who is standing on the right. The child who is beating
is running around and he is save when he finds place to stand. It can be
repeated many times.
Sima Varkuleviciute
and Akvile Bakutyte <[email protected]>
Lizdeikos Gimnazija, Radviliskis,
Lithuania)
The Cat
One of the players is a "cat"
and the others are "mice". The "cat" is trying to catch the "mice".
The "mouse" which the "cat" has caught turns into a "cat". And than that
"cat" is trying to catch the other "mice". And so on ...and so on.
Simona,
Diana, Gintare and Jurgita
"Sauletekis" Secondary School,
Panevezys, Lithuania
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