10. May

Igre: kineska igra balansiranja jaja VS tuckanje uskršnjim jajima

Ranije smo razgovarali o 春分 (Chūnfēn), proljetnom ekvinociju i proljetnom povrću koje je popularno u Kini. Danas ćemo predstaviti igru koju djeca u Kini vole igrati na ovaj dan: Igru balansiranja jaja.

Postavljanje jajeta uspravno je popularna igra diljem zemlje tijekom proljetnog ekvinocija. Kaže se da ovaj običaj nekoliko tisuća godina star. Ljudi prakticiraju ovu tradiciju kako bi proslavili dolazak proljeća. Vjeruje se da ako netko može uspraviti jaje, imat će sreće u budućnosti.

Prema narodnom vjerovanju, proljetni ekvinocij je najbolje vrijeme za prakticiranje ove igre jer je na ovaj dan osa Zemlje relativno uravnotežena naspram orbitalne ravnine Zemljine rotacije oko Sunca, što olakšava uspravljanje jajeta.

Možemo usporediti igru balansiranja jaja s drugom igrom koja se igra na Zapadu tijekom uskrsnih proslava. Tuckanje jajima je popularna blagdanska igra, posebno među djecom. Prethodno kuhana i obojena jaja se udaraju jedno o drugo dok ljuska jednog ne pukne, a pobjednik je vlasnik neoštećenog jajeta.

Naučite nove kineske riječi:

立蛋游戏: lì dàn yóuxì Igra balansiranja jaja

复活节: fùhuó jié Uskrs

敲蛋游戏: qiāo dàn yóuxì Igra tuckanja jaja

 

Games: Chinese Egg balancing VS Easter Egg tapping 

Previously, we discussed 春分 (chūnfēn), the Spring Equinox, and the spring vegetables that are popular in China. Today, we will introduce a game enjoyed by Chinese children on this day: Egg-balancing game, 立蛋lì dàn

Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox, believed to have originated thousands of years ago. People practice this tradition to celebrate the coming of spring. It is believed that if you can make an egg stand, you will have good luck in the future.

According to folklore, the Spring Equinox is the best time to practice this game because on this day the axis of the Earth is relatively balanced against the orbital plane of the Earth's rotation around the Sun, which makes it easier to erect an egg.

We could compare the game of egg balancing with another game played in the West during the Easter celebrations: Egg tapping (敲蛋qiāo dàn). This popular game, especially among children, involves tapping colored boiled eggs against each other until one shell cracks, and the winner is the owner of the uncracked egg.

Here are a few Chinese words you might be interested to learn:

立蛋游戏: lì dàn yóuxì Egg-balancing game

复活节: fùhuó jié Easter

敲蛋游戏: qiāo dàn yóuxì Egg-tapping game

.