Bird children's toys

The rattle game was once a favorite game for little ones in linen clothes. Clay balls placed next to each other on the smooth, beaten ground or at a certain distance had to be rolled together in a handful with a ball thrown into the air. It was boring fun, but it also meant a prohibition: "don't rattle with it!", meaning "leave it alone!". ; The sound of the carved wooden kreplő still sounds deafening today. The rattle, the making of which also developed the child's creative skills, was a cylinder with teeth similar to a gearwheel ending in a handle, on which a thinly carved tongue hit during rotation, which made the popping sound. ; Gangálás was a game for little girls: you had to jump with one foot into squares drawn on the ground, and turn with both feet in certain places. The origin of the name probably lies in the fact that one had to jump on squares depicted on the ground like aprons. ; The memory of the medieval bridge toll collection is preserved in the gatekeeper-bridge-respondent game. In the game, the gate was formed in such a way that two people stood next to each other, holding a gate with their hands raised, while the others marched under it in pairs. The singing continued until each pair had passed under it holding a gate. The gatekeepers began the song: ; Gatekeepers: “I will break the legs of our bridge, bird's hamster, tree trunks” Answer: “Let's have it made of leather elder, bird's hamster, tree trunks” Gatekeepers: “Leather elder is very smelly, bird's hamster, tree trunks” Answer: “Let's have it made of marble, bird's hamster, tree trunks” Gatekeepers: “Marble is very smooth, bird's hamster, tree trunks” Answer: Let's have it made of two siskins, bird's hamster, tree trunks” Gatekeepers: “the two siskins are breeding now, bird's hamster, tree trunks” ; During the Green Branch Walk, adolescent and salesgirl girls took on the role of messengers of spring. On Sundays in May and June, they paraded through the village with green branches decorated with scarves and ribbons. The Two girls in front held a gate made of branches held high, the others passed under it. During their line dance, they stopped and greeted the houses. ; The village procession was held in the late afternoon or on Sundays. The girls held each other in a line, that is, they lined up one after the other, holding the shoulder of the person in front of them with one or both hands. They moved forward from one side of the street to the other with running, skipping or walking steps. They sang loudly all the time. Gradually, the others joined them. ; Pilickyézéz is a completely forgotten children's game today. A span-long hardwood stick, pointed at both ends, had to be struck with a mallet, and then the spun piece of wood hit as far as possible in the air. The winner of the game was the one who hit the struck pilikky so well that it flew the farthest. ; ; The Castle Hill was a favorite playground for both boys and girls. These popular games were played on the beautiful, grassy hillside, often in mixed groups.