Tools: Yut sticks, Yut plate, a straw mat

It is also called either Cheoksa or Sahi. It is a Korean traditional game that has been played since the period of three kingdoms and generally played around the first of January to the fifteenth. The game originated from the customs of that the Buyeo tribe which used to distribute 5 animals to 5 villages in order to breed these animals competitively.  That is why ¡®do¡¯, ¡®gae¡¯, ¡®gul¡¯, ¡®yut¡¯ and ¡®mo¡¯ are likened to each pig, dog, goat, cow and horse.

Experience: Yut is a game in which a team of two or more people competes against another team.

A Yut plate is composed of 5 spots on each side of a rectangular shape or 20 spots on a circular shape with 5 spots on an X-like shape in the middle, 29 spots in total.  After tossing Yut sticks, if one stick is turned over, it is called ¡®do¡¯ allowing one move; two sticks called ¡®gae¡¯ allowing two moves, three sticks called ¡®gul¡¯ allowing three moves, four sticks called ¡®yut¡¯ allowing four moves and if all four sticks are not turned over, it is called ¡®mo¡¯ allowing five moves.

If the contender¡¯s marker is caught or a team got ¡®yut¡¯ or ¡®mo¡¯, one can toss the sticks one more time.  The team whose 4 markers complete a round on the plate wins. The team can move two markers at the same time, which is a more efficient way to compete a round. This however, has a drawback when get caught.  Although there is no limitation on the number of players, generally 4 players are on a team and one person from each team tosses the sticks one by one.

Playing Top Spinning

Tools: a toy top, top stick

Experience: A custom game that children play with toy top.

A top spins more rapidly if hit with a stick that is approximately 40 to 50 cm long with some strings attached at the end.  There are three types of games that can be played with a toy top: a racing game where the player who makes the top spins the longest wins; a game where the player who knocks over the contender¡¯s top wins; and a game where players toss the spinning tops and try to topple each other¡¯s top.

Playing Stick Tossing

Tools: a saw, a sickle, an ax

Preparation: 8 pieces of wood

Experience

1.  Move to the field and listen to the instructions.

2.  Special attention is required as the game involves dangerous tools.  Five persons make up a team and each team takes their turn one at a time.

What is stick tossing: It is a children¡¯s game that is played with wooden sticks it is unknown when the game was started.  It is a game that was played by children of long time ago and has now spread all over the country.  Stick Tossing needs a long stick, 60cm long and a short stick, 10cm long.

Playing Zuibulnori (Catherine Wheel)

Spinning around the fired tin

Tools: a saw, a sickle, an ax, a tin, a big nail, 5 bundles of firewood, a steel wire

Preparation

1.  Chop the firewood in a size that can fit in the tin

2.  Remove the top of the tin and make hole on the side and then get a steel wire, the length of player¡¯s waistline and attach it to the tin and make a handle at the end of the wire.

3.  Make a bonfire and when a small fire is started,

4.  Place the fire at the bottom of the tin and then fill up the tin with the chopped wood.  Spin around as fast as you can to give the appearance of a Catherine Wheel.

What is Playing Zuibulnori (Catherine Wheel)?

It is a practice used to burn dry grass in a field and is also known as¡®burning a field¡¯.  This is done to burn off rats that damage the crop and all harmful insects including the eggs hatched on dry grass. It is also done in hopes that the crop will be enriched with nutrition from burnt grass. Folklore has it that setting a fire in this manner casts away all the evil spirits and brings out the good for the rest.