What is Galaha? Galahad explained.

1, Galaha is a traditional game for women and children in Northeast China. It is named after "Galaha" (the bones in the hind legs of animals such as pigs, sheep and roe deer) as props. This game was brought to Beijing by Manchu when the Qing army entered the customs, and it is still popular in the above areas.

2. Galaha is a phonetic translation of Manchu, Xibe and Ewenki. The Mongolian language is Shaga, the Tatar language is Sake, the Oroqen nationality is Bilaohei, and the Hezhe nationality is Arduku Banner. Manchu pronunciation was translated into gachuha, and the official Chinese writing in Qing Dynasty was "back bone". Originally, it refers to an independent bone at the knee of an animal's hind leg and the joint between the leg bone and the tibia, called talus, which is found in almost square, odd-hoofed and even-hoofed animals. An animal has two talus, and the convex surface of each talus faces forward and inward; The concave surface faces backward and outward. The talus of sheep was compared with that of pigs, cows and horses. Sheep are regular, pigs are slightly longer, cows are rough, and horses grow up. Galahad has four faces, which are named belly, pit, donkey and anvil according to their shapes. Garaha is generally a cuboid with two large faces, two long faces and two small faces, and its shape is irregular. In general, only four larger faces are played in the game. Different regions and nationalities have different names for each face, such as "true/true/straight", "wheel/back/turn", "shell/pit" and "belly".