West Java Traditional Games

Indonesia, especially West Java province has various traditional games. Traditional games are ancestral cultural heritage that is currently very rarely played by children.

Here are some of the traditional game in western Java :

1. Congklak

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Congklak game is played by girls, sometimes boys also come into play. Congklak played by 2, and can be played anywhere, for example on the front home or garden.

The equipment required is a dakon, which is made of wood, has 14 small holes opposite each other are called fields, and has 2 rather large hole called the granary. The seeds can be used stones, marbles, tamarind seeds or other seeds

2. Egrang

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Egrang is a game of sports. Usually played by boys. Tools used are two bamboo slats made of each such stairs, but the stairs only one to tread alone.

Egrang game is rather difficult and requires skill and balance. How to play, each blade is held bamboo ladder left and right, and the play should be able to stand and walk on bamboo slats into the ladder.

3. Ketapel or Bandringan

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Ketapel or bandringan is games that using a forked branch and leather to throw the stone. These toys include popular toys and still survive. At past, namely for hunting but today only used to learn to shoot targets.

Ketapel or bandringanor considered dangerous toys, and eventually many avoidable and is not in play. Toys that uses three materials, namely wood, rubber, and leather.

4. Dengklek

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Dengklek is a game that can be played by boys and girls. in this game must maintain a balance with one foot resting on.

Arena games made boxes with such underlined with lime, each box has the same size. Dengklek game can develop some intelligence, such as healthy body because there are many movements, by doing a dengklek game, children have exercise, improve coordination and balance the body, as well as develop skills in growing children.

Second is enhance the social skills children can learn when children play dengklek, namely competition, negotiation, communication and empathy. This can increase interpersonal intelligence children to socialize with people around. The third is to exercise patience, self-control, reduce anxiety, and practice concentration. The fourth is to increase the intelligence naturalist children because it can recognize natural forms around it.