What folk games are there?

1, the eagle catches the chicken

Eagles catch chickens, commonly known as "yellow owls eat chickens" or "weasels eat chickens". It is an entertaining game with many people, which is played outdoors or indoors with a certain space. This kind of game can promote the development of students' sensitive coordination ability and cultivate students' cooperative practice and consciousness.

The game needs at least three people, one is a hen, the other is an eagle, and the rest are chickens. The chickens lined up behind the hen in turn, and the eagle stood opposite the hen and made a gesture of catching the chicken. At the beginning of the game, the eagle called to drive the chicken. The chick behind the hen was frightened, and the hen tried to protect the chick behind. The eagle screamed and circled again to catch the chicken, which dodged left and right behind the hen.

Step 2 kick shuttlecock

Shuttlecock (Shuttlecock) is a simple fitness exercise and a traditional folk sports activity. Doing this activity often can exercise muscles and promote health.

It is widely circulated in China and has a long history. According to historical documents and unearthed cultural relics, kicking shuttlecock originated in Han Dynasty in China and prevailed in Six Dynasties, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty.

Step 3 fight crickets

Cricket fighting is one of the folk fighting dramas in China. Crickets are only males. They will bite each other to defend their territory or fight for the rights of their spouses. Two worms fought fiercely, and the defeated party either fled or quit the battle, but rarely "died in the battlefield."

Cricket fighting is also called "autumn prosperity", "fighting to promote weaving" and "cricket fighting". An entertainment in which crickets compete for fun. It is popular in most parts of the country. It is held at the end of autumn every year. The life span of cricket fighting is only about 100 days, which limits the cricket fighting season to autumn. In ancient Chinese characters, the word "autumn" is the pictographic character of crickets.

4. hopscotch

Hopping house, also called jumping airplane, is a worldwide children's game and one of the traditional folk sports games in China. It is very interesting and entertaining, and has always been loved by children.

It was quite common in the 1950s and 1980s, and some children's playgrounds, parks and primary school playgrounds all had hopscotch places. Sometimes even in an open space, as long as there is a piece of chalk or a branch, the children will draw nine "hopscotch" squares on the ground and then play together.

5. rubber band skipping rope

Rubber band jump, also known as rubber band jump, rubber rope jump and monkey rubber band jump, is a folk game suitable for children and popular in the 1950s and 1990s.

Rubber band is an elastic string made of rubber, about 3 meters long. After the rubber band is straightened and fixed, it can jump back and forth. Three to five people can play together or compete in two groups. Dancing and singing are very interesting. First, two people each take one end to stretch the rubber band, and the others take turns to jump and act according to the regulations. The winner is king. If the rubber band is wrong or not hooked halfway, another person will jump.