Javanese Kids Games

When I was a little kid, we have alot kinds of games that we usually play after school or in holiday. The games that we play are : Jelungan (hide in the midnight), Jamuran (Mushroom games), Benthik (hit, throw and catch), Betengan (defence, fight and run), Dakon (manage the grains), etc.
A. Jelungan (hide and seek inthe midnight)
Before year 1983, We still live in the dark when the night came. We got the light from the lantern at home, or only got the light from the moon and the star. When the full moon come, all the kids in the village play a lot of games. Jelungan is one of our games that we usually played. We gather in the field in front of Pak Lurah house. Before we play, we have a deal that we cann't hide in the house or on the tree. After make a deal, than we do hompimpa to choose who is the player. After we got the player, we close his eyes with cloth and then we hide. The player can open his eyes after we say ready. If one of us catch by th player so become the next player. The purpose of this games is to make we brave and not affraid to stay in the dark.

B. Jamuran ( mushroom games)
Jamuran games play by 4 person or more. This games teach us how become a good teamwork. when we play this games, we standing on one foot and the other foot hooked to other foot of our friends. And in the same time we sing a song together. So if one of us not balance when stand, the mushroom (Jamuran) become fall down

C. New Javanese kids games.
Now a lot of kids already forgot about javanese kids games that give us a lot of lesson. They playing play station, game onlines, fable games, etc. This is normal because we stay a life in different era. Now we only can told our kids about our old games that gives us a lot of function for our think pattern.