The Waleien (wobbling roles.)
In some villages of the Spreewald children still play the sorbian easter game "Waleien" (sorbian : walkowanje). For this game you will need boiled and painted eggs, sweets or cent pieces, a pit with a track, where the eggs should roll and of course some children.
The pit should be approximately a meter wide and two to three meters long. When digging the pit of a sloping train which is about 30 to 40 centimeter deep at the back end arise.
And then the game with the coloured eggs begin.
A child puts its egg in the pit. The next child must try to meet the egg of the first player with its egg rolling to the pit now. If he has hit the egg, then he may take the egg of the first player and gets a sweet (cent piece) in addition as a "profit".
If he does not hit his egg, his egg also must stay in the pit. The next child may roll its egg to the pit now. If both eggs are hit by it, it also may take both eggs from the pit and gets sweet two for this.
The child which hits eggs, may play as long as it does not hit anoter egg. Then it is the next player's turn.
The game is past if all eggs have been left in the pit.
TIP: So that every child also recognizes its eggs and there is no quarrel, it is well on for the best one, if the children can paint their eggs themselves.
The pit should be approximately a meter wide and two to three meters long. When digging the pit of a sloping train which is about 30 to 40 centimeter deep at the back end arise.
And then the game with the coloured eggs begin.
A child puts its egg in the pit. The next child must try to meet the egg of the first player with its egg rolling to the pit now. If he has hit the egg, then he may take the egg of the first player and gets a sweet (cent piece) in addition as a "profit".
If he does not hit his egg, his egg also must stay in the pit. The next child may roll its egg to the pit now. If both eggs are hit by it, it also may take both eggs from the pit and gets sweet two for this.
The child which hits eggs, may play as long as it does not hit anoter egg. Then it is the next player's turn.
The game is past if all eggs have been left in the pit.
TIP: So that every child also recognizes its eggs and there is no quarrel, it is well on for the best one, if the children can paint their eggs themselves.
For the story
Easter stands for the life-giving spring and for the re-awaking of nature. The "Waleien" is regarded as a miracle of fertility. Rolling eggs over meadows and countries shall influence the growth and prospering of the seed favourably.
Social Bookmarks