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Hoop And Stick
Hoop rolling, also called hoop trundling, is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), hoop is rolling, rolled along the ground, generally by means of an object wielded by the player. The aim of the game is to keep the hoop upright for long periods of time, or to do various juggling trick, tricks. Hoop rolling has been documented since antiquity in Africa, Asia and Europe. Played as a target practice, target game, it is an ancient tradition widely dispersed among different societies. In Asia, the earliest records date from Ancient China, and in Europe from Ancient Greece. In the West, the most common materials for the equipment have been wood and metal. Wooden hoops, driven with a stick about one foot long, are struck with the centre of the stick in order to ensure good progress. Metal hoops, instead of being struck, can be guided by a metal hook. History A version of hoop rolling played as a target game is encountered as an ancient tradition a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys With Hoops On Chesnut Street
A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is described as a man. Definition, etymology, and use According to the ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood". The word "boy" comes from Middle English ''boi, boye'' ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic languages, Germanic words for ''boy'', namely Saterland Frisian language, East Frisian ''boi'' ("boy, young man") and West Frisian language, West Frisian ''boai'' ("boy"). Although the exact etymology is obscure, the English and Frisian forms probably derive from an earlier Anglo-Frisian *''bō-ja'' ("little brother"), a diminutive of the Germanic root *''bō-'' ("brother, male relation"), from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European *''bhā-'', *''bhāt-'' ("father, brother"). The root is also found in Norwegian language, Norwegian dialectal ''boa'' ("brother"), and, through a reduplicated varia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
