This folk sport was played till the beginning of the Second World War. A traditional folk game mainly played in shepherding communities, Kapela only requires a pyramid-shaped stack of stones, 4-6 balls, a hat, and a way to make a circle approximately 8 meters in diameter on the ground. To play, one person takes the …
The history of this sport begins in the Middle Ages. In the 19th century the interest in “palant” increased, and so some competitions were held. This sport was so popular that the Polski Związek Piłki Palantowej (Polish Organisation of Palant Ball) was founded. Unfortunately, this organisation didn’t last long. It was transformed into Polski Związek …
The game can be played by unlimited number of players. The players stand in a circle with the faces to the centre. One player goes round the circle behind the players and touches somebody’s back saying: “Namins deg!” meaning “The house is burning!”. As soon as the player touches somebody back and shouts: “The house …
The game can be played by four and more children. All the children sit with crossed elbows and holding palms together. The leader has a pebble in his hands holding palms together. The leader goes along the players and tries to slip the pebble in one of the player’s hands, imitating the same action with …
This game is played by 20-50 people. Players choose a large square seat, i. y. “Pond”: draws a bow on the ground at one of its crossings, a “fisherman’s house.” Players are divided into two equal parts: “fish” and “fishermen”. The fish runs around the pond. The fishermen stop in line and form a “net” …
Ritinis, sometimes called ripka, is one of the most interesting (authentic) Lithuanian folklore games. It is the only game which was adapted to stadium and turned into a sport. As a game, it was first mentioned in XVII century by S. Daukantas, who extrapolated game’s benefits for physical health and streangth. He wrote that “ritinis …
Wrestling as a type of unarmed combat has long been known in Lithuania. More commonly referred to as crossroads, they are widely mentioned in oral Lithuanian folklore – in fairy tales, mythological tales and legends, as well as in the memories of some speakers of oral folklore. There are many different words in the rich …
An old team game, the ancestor of modern games. Various types of it were played in various regions of Europe and Asia using a wide variety of favorite inventory – logs, balls, bags and even rope. In our case, a log about two meters long is used and the size of the court is usually …
