Roda da Cabacinha (Cabacinha Rotation/Turning Round)

Material: nenhum
Terreno: O terreno deve ser plano e limpo, de preferência sem buracos.
Número de Participantes: Dois
Objectivo: Dar balanço com o corpo e rodar o mais depressa possível sem cair ou largar as mãos.
Desenvolvimento: Dois jogadores virados de frente um para o outro dão as mãos ao mesmo tempo juntam os pés e dão uma inclinação ao corpo, para trás de modo que os braços fiquem esticados. Lentamente vão começando a rodar dizendo: ”Roda, roda, Cabacinha, roda roda cabação... “ou então “Xixa canela, xixa canela“, até conseguirem rodar o mais depressa possível.

*A translator note: "cabacinha" in a Brazilian Portuguese dictionary is shown as a ball made of wax which children throw at each other during a specific game.
"Cabaça" is a musical instrument with an African origin, very much used here in Brazil in "candomblé"..."Xixa Canela"- "canela" can be synonimous for "ankle" and "xixa" in my opinion can be either a verb or an adjective like "fast"/"speed" or something else/ similar.)

Material: None
Place: a clean and plain/flat ground with no holes.
Number of Participants: Two
Aim of the Game: To rotate the body as fast as possible without falling down.
How to play: Two players facing each other, holding each other hands and having their feet together, facing themselves. They lean their body backwards with their arms totally stretched. When they are ready they start to rotate their bodies very slowly at first, while they say "Roda, roda cabacinha, roda roda cabação"... or they say  "Xixa canela, xixa canela",increasing their speed until they can go faster and faster.

*Note from Regina: Maybe here in Brazil we call a similar game "Roda Pião"

Students at Escola Básica do 1o Ciclo de Fortios, Portugal <[email protected]>
Teachers:
Maria de Fátima Gomes Pinheiro Bengala, Maria Florinda Rita José Delicado Pacheco, Antónia Cordeiro Bastos