That day, my class tug of war with class 3/2. First, the team leader talks about the rules of the competition: each team has 10 friends. The two teams pull a rope together. Between the two teams is a horizontal line. If the team drags the team of the next class to its side, that team is considered the winner. After the teacher finished talking about how to play, the two teams started to prepare positions. I see, everyone in each team is very big and strong. You guys dress neat gym clothes. Every hand holds the rope firmly in its prepared position. At the start of the order, both teams pulled their teams to their side. Everyone standing outside cheered and shouted, "Fighting! ...Fighting! ..." very happy. The two teams keep dragging back and forth and still not being able to win or lose. The cheers and cheers even more resounded. Then the results also came. My team, little by little, pulled the 3/2 team to our side. My classmates cheered throughout the schoolyard.

Vietnam is a developing country and its material life is also improving day by day. But it is undeniable that the spiritual life of our people is really rich and varied from time immemorial gradually with time, it becomes a cultural feature, including tug of war.

Games tug of war as told it has a long time ago, from ancient times in Egypt. In 2500 BC, on ancient tombs in Egypt there were drawings of a tug of war contest. Gradually it became a popular game, spreading to China, Greece, .. In Western Europe, the history of tug of war dates back to 1000 AD. Viking warriors often play a game called "leather scissors", in which people use animal skin such as buffalo, cow, goat leather, etc. instead of ropes to play tug of war.

Tug of war game is a sport and a popular folk game in life. This game is a game of high teamwork and it values ​​strength. And especially the rules are also extremely simple, easy to understand for everyone and anyone with good health can participate. When playing, we need to prepare a big rope, certainly, the length of about 10 meters or more. Along with that is a scarf tied between the rope, the rope is the sign of victory in the duel. Tug of war was organized in various forms and imprisoned into the cultural practices of each region but basically, the number of participants was not limited and divided into two camps so that the number of participants on each side was equal. . The player uses all their strength to pull the rope so that the scarf tied between the rope leans towards him and crosses his own line first, then the side wins. In a tug of war competition, a referee is appointed, the umpire will determine who wins or loses between the two teams. In the process of playing, requires participants to pull with all their strength, high solidarity, and when pulling can get painful hands due to friction with the rope, .. but ignore the fatigue, when we Winning will be fun.

Participants in the game are usually healthy young people, who are aggressive, participate in the tug of war to duel and assert themselves. Maybe men can be women too. Tug of war game brings joy, comfort to everyone when participating in the game on festive occasions. In Vietnam, tug of war is a traditional folk game. In picnic festivals, this game always attracts many participants. During the holidays, shrinking is an important part of traditional festivals, which is well received by many people. Tug of war game is also recognized by UNESCO as a multinational intangible cultural heritage representing humanity.

Now there is a prominent issue that this folk game is gradually being forgotten by the younger generation. Children who are fascinated with electronic games, engrossed in dramatic 3D films but forget the traditional games of the nation, regardless of folk games that have become intangible heritage, are life live the spirit of our ancestors before. Because of that, we should wake up, moving away from video games even one day to participate in tug of war, then we realize the joy and satisfaction of winning.

Tug of co- an intangible heritage, a game close to the people of Vietnam. This folk game has always played an important role in the human spiritual life that we must always remember and preserve.

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