• An activity carried out by the pupilsof the G.C. School of Careers

Elementary School

Traditional Cypriot games

An activity of the ComeniusMultilateral Partnership

“QUALITY OF LIFE”2013-2015

FEBRUARY 2015

This project is funded bythe EU

Traditional games onTsiknopempti

• Tsiknopempti is the Thursday which is eleven daysbefore Green Monday. All Orthodox Christians thisday grill meat in order to eat it before the forty nineday fasting period starts for Easter. Moreover, thisday is the official start of the carnival and that’s whywe apparel ourselves.

• This day, we also play traditional games.

Students from Year 4 wearing their carnival accessories

Avgodromies (rides with eggs)

• More than two children participate inthis game. Children stand on ahorizontal line and they bite the end ofa spoon and then they place an eggon it. They set a finish line and theyhave to finish their ride without the eggfalling down. If the egg falls, the playerhas to return to the start. The winner isthe first person who manages to get tothe finish.

• Tip: Use plastic eggs to avoid mess

Avgodromies (rides with eggs)

1. Children get their spoons!!

STEPS:

Avgodromies (rides with eggs)

2. Children put the egg ontheir spoons and they stand ina line!

Avgodromies (rides with eggs)

5. The ride has justbegun!

Avgodromies (rides with eggs)

6. Augodromia onprogress.

Avgodromies (rides with eggs)

7. … The winner is the boywho managed to finishfirst his ride keeping hisegg on the spoon!

Avgodromies in action- Enjoy!

Sakulodromies (rides withbags)• More than two children take part to

this game. Children stand in ahorizontal line and they wear BIGbags on their foot. Again, a finishline needs to be set. Players have tofinish their ride until the end. Ifsomeone falls down, he/she canstand up and continue until theend. Children usually hop in orderto finish first their ride.

Sakulodromies (rides withbags)

1. Children get into theirbags.

Sakulodromies (rides withbags)

2. Children get in a line.

Sakulodromies (rides withbags)

3. The ride has justbegun!

Sakulodromies (rides withbags)

4. Andreas is the winner since hemanaged to finish first.

Sakulodromies Live!

And in slow motion to get thetechnique…

Travigma Sxiniou (Rope pull)• For this game you need two equal teams (same

number of participants for each team). Take a longthick rope and mark it in the middle. Make a markon the floor. Above the mark on the floor, place themiddle of the rope. Each group holds the robe rightand left from the marked sign which is on the robe.Players have to pull with all their strength on theirside, so that the opponent group passes the markedline on the floor. The group that manages to pull theopponent group to their side and cross the markedsign that’s on the floor, is the winner.

Travigma Sxoiniou (Rope pull)

The robe and themarked sign onthe floor.

Travigma Sxoiniou (Rope pull)

The first group

Travigma Sxoiniou (Rope pull)

The second group…

Travigma Sxoiniou (video)

And another one video…