Tug o' war aka main tarik tali

bluezink · Post time 9-2-2012 11:41 PM

Origins

The origins of tug of war are uncertain, but it is beyond dispute that this once royal sport was practiced in ancient Egypt and China, where it was held in legend that the Sun and Moon played Tug of War over the light and darkness.
According to a Tang dynasty book, The Notes of Feng, tug of war, under the name "hook pulling"(牵钩), was used by the military commander of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period (8th century BCE to 5th century BCE) to train warriors. During the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang promoted large-scale tug of war games, using ropes of up to 167 meters with shorter ropes attached and more than 500 people on each end of the rope. Each side also had its own team of drummers to encourage the participants.[1]
Archeological evidence shows that tug of war was also popular in India in 12th century AD:
There is no specific time and place in history to define the origin of the game of Tug of War. The contest of pulling on the rope originates from ancient ceremonies and rituals. Evidence is found in countries like Egypt, India, Myanmar, New Guinea... The origin of the game in India has strong archaeological roots going back at least to the 12th century AD in the area what is today the State of Orissa on the east coast. The famous Sun Temple of Konark has a stone relief on the west wing of the structure clearly showing the game of Tug of War in progress.[2]

beware!!!...

meritokrasi · Post time 9-2-2012 11:55 PM

ngerinya gambar tu...

boyagombak · Post time 10-2-2012 12:25 AM

perghh ngeri siout

pawangBuaya · Post time 10-2-2012 04:53 AM

aku penah jumpa presiden tak pun ketua ref tarik tali malaysia aku tak pasti mana satu tapi die penah cakap tarik tali ni game yang teruk dan kotor..
biasa orang main tarik tali guna jin..
ade yang hilangkan tali..
macma macam la..
tapi ni die cite la.. kalo die tipu maknenye aku tipu la ni..