Active youth games in the Kiev region in the XIX - early XX century Cover Image

Активні молодіжні ігри Київщини у ХІХ – на початку ХХ століття
Active youth games in the Kiev region in the XIX - early XX century

Author(s): Lyudmila Z. Kelehsayeva
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Recent History (1900 till today), Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 19th Century
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: games-escapes; games-quardings; games-trainings;

Summary/Abstract: In Ukraine people always like youth active games, striking pageants, amusement and funs without end. Songs, dances, round dances games accompany. Games had elements of the battle instracshings: games-escapes, games-quardings, games-trainings. And they have millennial history from paganism to Christianity, because folk rites, ceremonies, rituals include games. Study and preservation of folk traditional games are necessary for enrichment of the national spiritual life, development of cultural level, dignity and self-esteem.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 121-126
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Ukrainian