Koreans celebrate the New Year with many traditional games.\u00a0 Yay!\u00a0 Games!\u00a0 Seriously, who doesn’t like games?!\u00a0 Some of the games that I’m about to list are not actually games, they’re more like traditional activities that people perform during the New Year’s celebrations.\u00a0 Nonetheless, they’re quite fun and interesting, so remember to enjoy them and have fun.<\/p>\n
The easiest game to play is paengichiki (\ud30c\uc5d4\uae30\uce58\uae30<\/strong>).\u00a0 Paengichigi (\ud30c\uc5d4\uae30\uce58\uae30<\/strong>) is a game where players try to knock over the other person’s spinning top.\u00a0 The person who has the spinning top still running is the winner.\u00a0 First you take the spinner in your hands and let it drop to the ground.\u00a0 Then you take a whip to strike the spinning top so that it continues to spin.\u00a0 I love playing this game on ice.\u00a0 When the spinner is put on ice, it spins way more rapidly than the floor.\u00a0 It’s a challenge to play on ice because you have to concentrate on the spinning top and yet make sure not to slip on the ice as well.<\/p>\n If you have good hand-eye coordination, you might want to try tuho (\ud22c\ud638<\/strong>).\u00a0 Tuho (\ud22c\ud638<\/strong>) is a game where you throw arrows into a vase.\u00a0 The person who has the most arrows in the vase is the winner.\u00a0 The vases may have several holes.\u00a0 The main hole is in the middle.\u00a0 The goal is to try to get the most arrows in the main hole.\u00a0 The other holes don’t count so if your arrows land there it’ll just be a waste of energy!<\/p>\n Here’s a game you can play by yourself: jegi-chagi (\uc7ac\uae30\ucc28\uae30<\/strong>).\u00a0 Jegi-chagi (\uc7ac\uae30\ucc28\uae30<\/strong>) is\u00a0a game of hacky sack.\u00a0 The American version of hacky sack involves a player kicking a bag filled with beans into the air.\u00a0 However, jegi-chagi (\uc7ac\uae30\ucc28\uae30<\/strong>) is a little different.\u00a0 Instead of a bag of beans, a shuttlecock is used.\u00a0 The tip of the shuttlecock is covered with a coin.\u00a0 A piece of cloth covers the coin.\u00a0 This allows the shuttlecock to have a light base and a heavy top.\u00a0 The goal is to keep the shuttlecock in the air, using just your legs.\u00a0 If you use your arms or let it fall to the ground, then you’ve lost the game.\u00a0 My legs became so sore and I had muscle spams after playing it for an hour.\u00a0 Jegi-chagi (\uc7ac\uae30\ucc28\uae30<\/strong>) is a great form of exercise.\u00a0 It’s fun for all ages and easy to play.\u00a0\u00a0Really, everyone can participate.<\/p>\n Lastly, the hardest game to play is neolttwigi (\ub110\ub6f0\uae30<\/strong>).\u00a0 Neolttwigi (\ub110\ub6f0\uae30<\/strong>) is a game of seesaw.\u00a0 The object of the game is to stay on the seesaw through a series of jumps, without falling down.\u00a0 This game is physically exhausting.\u00a0 First you have to jump and make sure your end of the seesaw touches the floor without falling.\u00a0 Then the person on the other end of the seesaw has to do the same.\u00a0 Honestly I like the American version of seesaw better because you just have to sit and let the other person do all the work.\u00a0 Unfortunately neolttwigi (\ub110\ub6f0\uae30<\/strong>) is a game of jumping so no sitting is allowed.<\/p>\n So remember everyone, whatever you do this New Years, have fun and enjoy yourselves!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Koreans celebrate the New Year with many traditional games.\u00a0 Yay!\u00a0 Games!\u00a0 Seriously, who doesn’t like games?!\u00a0 Some of the games that I’m about to list are not actually games, they’re more like traditional activities that people perform during the New Year’s celebrations.\u00a0 Nonetheless, they’re quite fun and interesting, so remember to enjoy them and have…<\/p>\n