INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE I.S.I.S. Galilei-Fermi-Pacassi & Tighmert High school
N . 2 : GAMES
Games in Morocco ①Dinifri:
Using chalk, a square court measuring at least one meter is drawn on the ground. Smaller squares are Using chalk, a square court measuring at least one meter is drawn on the ground. Smaller squares are drawn within drawn withinsquare; the original square; one each corner, and one in thethe middle. the original one in each corner, andinone in the middle. Traditionally, game isTraditionally, played with fivethe flatgame pieces is of stone, wooden blocks of or anything that can be stacked of each other Theon stacking played withbut five flat pieces stone, but wooden blocksonortopanything thatwill canalso bework. stacked top ofis each accomplished in the center square. other will also work. The stacking is accomplished in the center square. Each team rolled cardboard or baton, willchances get five throw the baton Each teamhas hasto to have have aarolled upup cardboard bat orbat baton, and willand get five to chances throw theto baton to knock the stones over. If they succeed, the attackers and thethe other team becomes theother defenders. The attackersthe first to knock the stones over. If they theybecome succeed, they become attackers and the team becomes race to the center square to gather the stones and then race to the corner squares, placing one stone in each. If they defenders. The attackers first race to the center square to gather the stones and then race to the corner achieve this goal, they win. squares, placing one stone in each. If they achieve this goal, they win. Sounds easy,right? right? Well, Well, not because whilewhile the attackers are placing stones,the the stones, defendersthe getdeto Sounds easy, notcompletely completely because the attackers arethe placing throw the baton at them! It makes sense that the baton is cardboard now, doesn't it? An attacker gets eliminated from fenders get to throw the baton at them! It makes sense that the baton is cardboard now, doesn’t it? An the game if they are hit by a baton. If the defending team can get all five of the attackers out of the game before they attacker getsstones eliminated if they hit by a baton. If the defending team can get all five of place their in each from square,the thegame defenders win are instead! the attackers out of the game before they place their stones in each square, the defenders win instead! There is another version of this game that's popular in Africa, called Khamsa Hjira. In this case, a soft rubber ball is There is another version of this game that’s popular in Africa, called Khamsa Hjira. In this case, a soft used instead of the baton (for knocking the stones down and tagging players out); the objective and rules are the rubber same.ball is used instead of the baton (for knocking the stones down and tagging players out); the objective and rules are the same.
②it is played by feet and no hand allowed how: 1- take a bicycle theblack blackone one 1- take a bicycletyre tyre( (the theone one underneath underneath the 2- 2cutcutit itinto roundlike likeCircle Circle( make ( make about intoeven evensmall small pieces pieces round about 20)20) 3take a thread and gather them and put that thread inside the circled round tyre tyre now you will have a 3- take a thread and gather them and put that thread inside the circled round now you will have a bandage of Circle tyre tightened with thread around them bandage of Circle tyre tightened with thread around them . start practicing .first ( like ball) start practicing first ( like ball) 4- use your feet to kick it and it will bounce back so you can do more than one kick using all different 4- use your feet to kick it and it will bounce back so you can do more than one kick using all different position of of your feet. position your feet.
Once you master this rules, you can form a group where one person will kick the rubber tyre to another, the looser ( the one who can’t manage to kick or catch the rubber Tyre will be in the middle of circle being thrown the rubber into him and so on. you can develop this game to make goal keeper and form pair of two. This game is unique and you can’t find it anywhere only in the narrow street of traditional Moroccan cities. extremely fun and can build confidence and develop highly skill of balance with one foot and patience and challenge. hope you will understand the game.
Kick and Catch:
A designated person starts the game by kicking a rag ball into the air, while two teams try to catch it. The player that catches the ball kicks it up and over the head of the other players. They will need to make sure to aim the rag ball at one of their teammates though because the winner is the team that can make ten catches before the other team steals it away. its a two teams game . You need five rocks and a small Ball (like tennis balls) on earth and with chalk we draw a big square (almost 1 meter X 1 meter) and we draw four little squares (10cm*10cm ) on every corner of the big square , and a little circle in the middle of the big square . you must have five small rocks which can be flat (because you have to put one above the other). so you have the right draw on earth , you have five rocks in the circle . one member from a team have to launch the ball from a 2 Meters distance from the big square to hit the five rocks ,he have to try 5 times until he hits the five rocks , if he do he and his team (team A) members have to run , because the other team (team B) will try to hit them with the tennis ball , if someone from (team A) get touched by the tennis ball he must be eliminated from the game , the purpose is that team A have to place the five rocks in the 4 small squares and one rock in the circle . if they do they win . one technic used is that (team B) have to use deception so Team A members will never know who owns the ball . also team A members have to sacrifice for the team so remember the purpose is that the five rocks have to be placed not that members mustn’t be eliminated . usually team holds from 3 to 6 members . each team hmust have the same players number like 3 or 5 for each team i hope you enjoy it
Source(s): i used to play this game , its famous in the northern morocco “tangier and region” its called “khamsa hjira” (five small rocks) . you ned to play it in the street or a vast area .