Traditional chores adopted as official game in SSPP school sports
Source: The Sangai Express
Churachandpur, October 22 2018:
The Siamsinpawlpi Residential School in Churachandpur have embraced several traditional chores and games that are on the brink of vanishing from the tribal society as sports item during their annual sports week 2018 .
'We have decided to include very few of the traditional items as an experiment last year.
As the sports week draws rave review from student as well as from the outside community, we have introduced many new items this time, ' asserted Kimbiaksang, the school Headmistress.
Our intention was to reintroduce to the kids of today the daily chores and games of our forefathers and develop the idea to preserve these items, she said.
The chores of rice winnowing, carrying water pot on the head, bamboo thread making, bamboo cutting, catapult shots, walking on bamboo sticks etc were all turned into a game during the sports week.
And the school children made no complain about them as they visibly enjoyed them.
The school have since this year adopted rice winnowing, as its official game.