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Childhood

SKETCHES

At school

The skrafní (a traditional wrestling game or punishment involving holding someone's ear or pulling them)

THEY PLAY JORDAN

Playing in teams

Ampara (tag-style game, known as “Ampariza”)

The “whipping game”

The hidden bird (likely a hide-and-seek game or storytelling theme)

The troniza (a traditional Cretan game using sticks; could be similar to fencing or a mock battle)

Pinakotí (traditional game involving a flat board or jumping/movement pattern)

The children’s mitato (children imitating shepherd life, building their own little stone huts and pretending to herd animals or make cheese.)

Tsaralís (This is the name of a traditional Greek children's game. A more descriptive translation might be “The piggyback challenge”, since the game involves one child riding on another’s back, trying to guess or challenge another player.)

The little bee (Another children's game, often involving group movement or coordination. A natural translation could be “The bee game” or “Little bee”.)

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