En Thalaikku Enney Oothu (Village Sports)

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: என் தலைக்கு எண்ணெய் ஊத்து (கிராமிய விளையாட்டு) ‎

En Thalaikku Enney Oothu (Pour oil on my head) is a folk game played by a team of five girls. Four girls will be standing in four corners. A fifth woman will be standing in the center and move towards the other four while singing.

Game Rules

In this game, the woman in the center walks around the four corners with her left hand on her head and her right hand stretched out in front of her, singing, "Pour oil on my head and feed the buffalo with grass". Those standing in four corners will take turns running. If the center girl touches any one of them while they are moving, the touched one should replace the center girl and start singing.

During the game, when the dhoti comes loose or a thorn gets pierced in unexpected situations, they shout "thoo-chi" and get a temporary withdrawal from the game. They say “Mukka Mukka Moonudharam” when you have to do a thing three times while playing.

There is also blindfold play. In this, all other girls will cautiously approach the fifth girl who is blindfolded, to show the spittle and say, "Indha indha vazhalaipazham, Innichu kidakum vazhalaipazham (take take banana, a sweet filled banana)."

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