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• Wau (Kite Flying)
• Sepak Raga Bulat (Rattan Ball Game)
• Chingay (Balancing Giant Flags)
• Gasing (Giant Top Spinning)
• Congkak (Board Game)
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See
the dazzling display of kites gliding and swooping across the azure sky!
Once played by farmers on leveled ground after post-harvesting season,
it now attracts people from all walks of life. Over the years, kite festivals
have encouraged creativity in kite-making, thus resulting in kites that
are designed in the shape of a fish, cat, caterpillar, and bird. But the
Kelantanese wau-bulan (moon-kite) still remains as popular as it was years
ago.
Once
a game of village youths, sepak raga bulat has become a popular sport
among the young urban males. Players standing in a circle keep a rattan
ball aloft with any part of their body except their hands. The ball is
kept in constant motion without hands touching it.
Malaysians
of Chinese descent who are known for their acrobatic skills, display their
prowess during the Chingay Procession, which is associated with the year-end
Penang Festival. Performers balance huge poles with enormous triangular
flags, on their forehands, chins, lower jaws and shoulders.
Giant
top spinning is no child's game! Each gasing or top weighs approximately
5kg. It calls for strength, coordination, and skill. The gasing, if expertly
hurled, can spin for as long as 2 hours. Top spinning competitions are
an annual feature in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia especially
Kelantan and Terengganu.
Congkak
is a game of wit played by womenfolk in ancient times that required no
more than holes in the earth and tamarind seeds. Today, it has been refined
to a board game. It consists of a wooden board with two rows of five,
seven, or nine holes and two large holes at both ends called "home".
Congkak, played with shells, pebbles or tamarind seeds, requires two players.