Games of any nation, and especially Russian folk games (names and rules, like songs, dances, fairy tales), clearly reflect the culture of people. Identify the most important character traits.
In the game, yes, people recognize on the road
By the way people behave in games, you can give the impression of what kind of people in life, life, relationships with others. It has long been in Russia - from early spring until the first autumn showers, and then in the snowy winter - for all folk and Christian holidays people gathered to celebrate the celebration together. These celebrations were never complete without games. Folk games of the Russian people reflect the centuries-old experience of people - this is entertainment and training at the same time. It is fun, noisy, with songs, dances, round dances. It is joy and pleasure, it is wide, how wide is the soul of the Slavs. Meanwhile, any game always requires intelligence, develops ingenuity, resourcefulness, speed of reaction. Russian folk outdoor games collected and collect crowded teams competing in strength, agility, endurance. And at the same time, team cohesion, mutual assistance, support in difficult times reigns between the players. Competitions are held in the fresh air and therefore strengthen health, train the body, and promote endurance.
Unity in Diversity
The names of the folk games of the Russian people are capacious, concise, memorable. They were invented by the people themselves: wise, observant, inventive, quick-witted. For each individual game, when it was played in different regions of Russia, its nuances and its local flavor were added. Such games were accompanied by songs and playing local musical instruments. Therefore, the name of Russian folk games in different places could also be different.
Spiritual Man - Strong Man
Almost all Russian folk outdoor games are rooted in religion, reminiscent of old pagan rites. In the culture of Russia there were no priests and sacrifices, but there was worship of the earth and the sun, water and fire. And in everyday life there was cruel exploitation and hard peasant labor. All this was transferred to folk art and reflected in the name of Russian folk games. Echoes of rituals can still be seen in rites and merrymaking at Maslenitsa, Svyatki, Trinity and others. On the night after the longest summer day, boys and girls converged on the banks of the rivers. They burned bonfires, competed in jumping over fire, bathed in order to cleanly meet the rising sun. The girls wove wreaths and let down the river. And the guys got a wreath of their narrowed from the water. And what kind of folk game came from an old Russian rite, where the guys sang: "Either the fire is not burning, the pitch is not boiling, then the heart is boiling, the heart is burning for the red girl"? This is the Burners game.
In the game that in the field
The baptism of Russia and the adoption of the Christian faith contributed to the formation of new holidays, and with them the character of the games of adults and children was updated and enriched. Mobile folk games of the Russian people for the Christmas holidays are former winter Christmas time. At Christmas time often played in "Zhmurki". They chose a driver, blindfolded him, untwisted in the middle of the room. And then the players cheerfully clapped the driver, some with a mitten, some with a towel, some with just a palm. The driver needed to contrive and catch a replacement.
Young people and kids frolic at Shrovetide and played in any frost on the street. We rode from the icy mountains to a range. On high ice pillars, gifts were hung from a bunch of kalachiks to nice leather boots. Those who wanted to test themselves on dexterity, strength and dexterity. Whoever managed to climb a slippery pillar and get a gift, he got it.
In a healthy body healthy mind
For Russian people it is typical in games to measure strength, dexterity, speed, stamina. Old fun is proof of this. There is such a name for Russian folk games - "Slap in the face" when young strong guys, possibly after felling, rest, trying to dump each other from a large log with bags of sawdust. And the Golden Gate game is preceded by a tug-of-war competition between teams. The teams are selected the most powerful players. They hold hands making a gate. Through such gates pass all playing and singing a song. When the verse ends, the facilitators give up, and the player who is caught goes to the team of one of them. And how many outdoor games with competitions for speed, endurance. The well-known game "Salki". First, choose a napkin. In a predetermined territory, the Salka runs after the other participants, trying to touch someone and say: “Tell another”, that is, to grease. Speed and dexterity will be needed in the game "Third Extra". Participants stand in a circle in two, one after another, face in the center of the circle. Before the start of the game, the counters choose who drives. There are two leaders and they, among themselves, choose another one who runs away and who catches up. The chase begins. The runaway, fleeing, can be ahead of any pair, and then the third superfluous begins to run away. The one who catches up must either “grease,” that is, touch, or catch the evader, and then they change roles.
And at our gates always a round dance
And how many folk games are held when the players stand in a circle, holding hands, as in the most ancient Russian dance-dance! Here are my favorite round dance Russian folk games. The name and rules are short: "Smoking room". In this game, the main thing is a lit candle, which is transmitted in a circle, singing a song. Whoever holds a smoking candle in his hands, when the song ends, he goes in a circle to dance. The game "Like Tryphon away" collects players in a round dance. Everyone sings a song about how Tryphon always has fun, because there are many children, and everyone does not cry, do not eat, but do “like this”. With these words everyone points to the leader in the center of the round dance, he begins to dance or show all kinds of movements and figures. This should all be repeated. The best who most accurately copies the host is selected in the center of the round dance.
What is in the cradle will remain until old age
Education and communication with children in a playful way, using the rich Russian folk experience, better than any other abstract systems and methods develop their moral human qualities and body. Therefore, Russian folk games are so important for preschool children, when in a natural environment you can conduct training and improve the health of children. The freer and more relaxed the environment, the brighter the children show their individual abilities and talents. In the game, it is easiest to unobtrusively encourage children to be active, freedom of thought and talent. Russian folk games for children at the same time spiritually develop, introduce kids to folk art. Children quickly remember the rules, they like to repeat various game counters when they need to split into teams or determine who drives the game. Many games are accompanied by songs, ditties. Songs from children's games remain with us for life and are passed on to the next generation. And they came to us from our great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers - this is the continuity of generations.
Without hunting - and a man is a blockhead
Before involving children in the game, adults need to truly love this themselves. Moreover, without knowing the name of Russian folk games, the history of the appearance of one or another of them, if you do not take into account the color and features, you will not achieve an educational moment. Do not achieve a full and capacious manifestation of talent. Children, if the fun is interesting to them, play with enthusiasm, sometimes until they are completely tired. But at the same time they experience joy from communication and victories, and sometimes just grief from defeat. And you need to be able to make sure that these strong emotions are only for the good of the child. Russian folk games for children are an example of the high skill of educators and educators. One of the goals facing teachers is to develop the imagination and ingenuity of the child. It is important that children do not just remember the rules, but know how to improvise, compose them themselves. The encouragement of independence in games and at the same time a sense of elbow and solidarity can hardly be overestimated. Children from younger to older love the game "Fanta", which has a wide field for the development and demonstration of talent. Five players can play. First, they select leaders, there should be two of them. Leading collects from all participants forfeits. It can be any small objects, it is important that they are different and accurately determine the owner. Collecting forfeits is already fun and exciting. If there are few participants, you can collect more than one fan from each. And then one of the presenters is blindfolded, and another selectively takes out the forfeits and asks: “What can this phantom do?” And here it is important that the second leader was inventive and had a good sense of humor. You can stipulate a possible range of tasks in advance, there are no restrictions on humor. When all the phantas are returned to the participants, a whole performance begins with songs, dances, humor.
It’s not a duck, then a white swan
The youngest especially like role models. Russian folk games for preschool children are based on copying relationships in the family, tender and trusting. When playing, children absorb heat and love. So, in the Russian folk game “Utica”, a bright and affectionate image of a mother of a duck is created. The presenter for a gentle song shows uncomplicated movements that the smallest try to repeat. There are varieties of such a game, when they show the characteristic movements of different domestic animals, and children guess and repeat. They recall poems about these animals. The winner is the one who more accurately shows his beloved animal, tells a poem, and maybe he will sing a song about him.
“I was born a gardener”
For long winter evenings, there are Russian folk games indoors. Title the most beloved and fascinating are known to many. These are for the most part intellectual games that require knowledge, skills, and experience. Children’s are the games “Edible - Not Edible” or “I Was Born as a Gardener”. This is also a whole mass of board games, starting with Biryulek, where strength of character, dexterity and perseverance are important. As sticks choose sticks of the same size. They pour them on a table with a slide, and then, in turn, try to take out as many sticks as possible without breaking the slide. The turn goes to the next player at the slightest violation of the slide. The winner is the one who will have the most sticks after parsing the entire slide. The game is complicated by pulling out the sticks with one hand, or with a hand on weight, or with a stick, and not with your fingers.
Money and the game will not bring to good
Any nation has games where money is put on the line as a gain. Russian gambling is no exception. This is an adult game. And popular experience confirms that they do not end in good.