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Traditional games of the past"Uteshi wa mtoto ni anga la nyumba" - "The laughter of a child is the foundation of a house" (Swahili proverb)

Rope Skipping gameHunting Game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The hunting of the animals was the kind of game played by boys in developmental age to measure, test and improve their skills. They could plan how they would organize the hunt, then he announced the word "Oporo". The ceremony takes place every two weeks could be split into groups of five, in order to give everyone the right time to hit the animals. They used sticks, stones and spears instead of guns.
The type of animals they used to hunt in those cases, were birds, deer, rabbits and antelope. In those lines were also used dogs, if your dog became the first to ability to hunt animals, was entitled to the best and largest of the prey, and those whose dogs were not able to capture their prey, they had to run and win the flesh saying "Adiero, Adiero". (Erick e Odida, Kikubi Primary School) - Work in progress -


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