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Children's Folk Games |
| Section: CULTURE / FOLK WISDOM |
| Author: Sheila K. Webster-Jain |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 12/1/1989 |
| Size: 2,977 Words, 17,994 Characters |
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The desire to play is innate. And although some kinds of play seem particularly human, many animals--certainly mammals--play both alone and in company. Play crosses the boundaries between speakers of different vocal languages, between cultures, between the sexes, between age groups, and even between species. Perhaps play, more even than music, is the universal language.
In many ways play is unlike all other activities. It is purely voluntary, indulged in for its own sake and not to promote survival of the individual or the species. It creates nothing tangible, although it does contribute to physical, social, and psychological growth. The goals and motives of playing creatures are part of the play itself; players, as long as they are playing are outside "reality." Or perhaps more accu...
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... among adults, are not quaint and curious remnants of bygone ages, but meaningful and vital behaviors. It is likely that some forms will change, particularly in the face of the technological revolution. But as the power of folklore to express and educate will remain vital, it is certain that children will continue to teach one another to play games and, through the games, to live life itself.
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