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ORIGIN OF THE HOPSCOTCH
The origin of the hopscotch, like the rest of traditional games, is unknown. There is talk of Ancient Rome, soldiers use a mechanism like the game of the yew to train and gain agility, balance and endurance. So to know the history of this childhood pasture can be traced back to the 70s and 80s, where the children of the time played in the street this classic game when they left class. It could be said that the children of the time were the creators and inventors of the hopscotch, and that with the imagination the rules of the game could be modified to make it more complicated and fun.
HISTORY IN ECUADOR
The hopscotch is a game of children's initiation, which represents the knowledge of oneself, where the game of labyrinth, petanque and the game of the goose come from.1 There are different ways to paint it on the floor, but the most common is this: It is painted, usually with a chalk, a square on the floor, with the number 1 inside, then another square with the two, another with the three, trying to be more or less the same. On the fourth floor of the hopscotch, two squares are painted, one with the number four and the other with the five. The upper square is occupied by the 6 and the last two are also double squares with the numbers seven and eight. Then another floor with a single box with the number 9. Then draw a box with the number ten. The game begins by throwing a small stone (also called a yew) into square number 1, trying to get the stone to fall into the square without touching the outer stripes. You start to go through the hopscotch without stepping on the lines, keeping the balance until you reach the fourth floor where there are two squares and we can support the two feet (one in the 4 and another in the 5). We follow the number 6 to lame leg and again, we support the two feet, one in the 7 and the other in the 8. Now we must return to number 1, giving the half-turn in a jump, (always without stepping on the stripes) and undo the same way until the number 1 where we will bend over to the stone without supporting the other foot. If we have not stepped on the line we continue the game, now throwing the stone in the square number 2 and repeating the same. If the stone did not fall inside the square number 2 or hit a line, the next player would pass the turn. The objective is to throw the stone in all the squares successively. Whoever finishes first, wins.
PHOTOS (EVIDENCE)
WE CAN OBSERVE HOW THE 3 MEMBERS OF THE GROUP PLAY THIS TRADITIONAL GAME
DIFFERENT ANGLE
FINISHING THE GAME
