Ancak-ancak Alis - Traditional Games

Ancak-ancak Alis - Traditional Games

One more Javanese traditional game is often played by children without the need for fixed equipment, which is indifferent eyebrows. In the old days, before the independence of Indonesia, the game is accompanied by songs Dolanan is famous in many rural areas in the agricultural community of Java. Dolanan is usually played by young boys and girls of primary school age. But sometimes children also greater in ancient times still likes to play this Dolanan. Moonlit night to their favorite time to play, especially if fitted holiday. But sometimes also played in the morning or late afternoon, according to the spare time of which is owned by the children. In school, children play at recess time.

Jethungan - Traditional Games

Jethungan - Traditional Games

Cheerful village children had also frequently seen of the game jethungan. There are many places in Java Dolanan child who knows the type of traditional Javanese society, although with somewhat different names, such as jethungan, jelungan, dhelikan, or seek. But the same principle of the game, ie players winners

hiding, while the player loses or dadi trying to find other players without having to leave too much base as a place to play.

The term has also been recorded in jethungan Baoesastra (Dictionary) Djawa essay WJS Porwadarminto published in 1939. On page 84, noting that the dictionary is a type Dolanan jethungan children. In the dictionary, too, mentioned that another name is jelungan and jembelungan jethungan. Of terms in the dictionary shows that the traditional game of this type has been known before in 1939 by the children of the Java community.

Sobyung - Traditional Games

Sobyung - Traditional Games

For children today who have never heard the name of this traditional game certainly feels strange and foreign. But not so for children of Javanese society has ever heard of or even play it. That's the name of the game is quite simple. Often played by girls in the past among the Java community that has now been somewhat rarely played anymore. Although sometimes performed by young boys or a mix of male and female.

Jeg-Jegan - Traditional Games

Jeg-jegan - Traditional Games

For a game that one child is more often played by boys than girls. However, sometimes also played by girls only or mixed, ie, boys and girls. Games jeg-jegan requires running speed and physical strength, so it is more widely played by boys than girls. Elsewhere, the game is also called betengan, because it does take place bersinggah or headquarters for both sides of the player.

Jaranan - Traditonal Games

Jaranan - Traditional Games

Perhaps inspired by animal horse (Javanese: horse) as an animal mounts, then the children in the Java community to create a child Dolanan called jaranan piggy back . Shapes, images, and ornaments are made to resemble horses. Finally, it is commonly called jaranan toy. Almost in every region in the Java Dolanan recognize this characteristic. Until now there's also Dolanan this model in various parts of Java, especially if there is a night market, puppet show, traditional markets, cembengan, sekaten, or other traditional performances at the celebration Merti dhusun (nyadran). Javanese traditional arts are even wearing jaranan as one tool to show, for example Jathilan. Only, the shape and size is larger, according to the posture of an adult.