Traditional games of Mexico

Mexico has some traditional games and activities.

Traditional games

Arranca cebollitas

Arranca cebollitas is a game where participants form a line, with each one standing behind a fellow participant and holding that participant's waist. One opponent attempts to pull the participant at the back of the line away from the rest of the line; if successful, the opponent repeats this until they can remove all players from the line.^[1]

Bullfighting

Bullfighting is an activity introduced to Mexico by the Spanish.^[2]

Charrería

Charrería involves participants going through several equestrian events.^[3]

La víbora de la mar

Main article: La víbora de la mar

Lotería

Main article: Lotería

Mesoamerican ballgame

Main articles: Mesoamerican ballgame and Ulama (game)

Pelota mixteca

Pelota mixteca is a game somewhat like tennis in which participants strike the ball using a hitting surface attached to their gloved hand.^[4]

Pelota purépecha

Pelota purépecha is a hockey-like game played with a ball that is on fire.^[5]

Timbomba

Timbomba or Kimbomba is a game about hitting a short stick as far as possible using a longer stick held in the hand.^[6]

See also

• Traditional Mexican handcrafted toys

References

1. "10 traditional Mexican games with rules and instructions". FYI. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
2. "Bullfighting in Mexico - Mexican Bullfighting - don Quijote". www.donquijote.org. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
3. "UNESCO - Intangible Heritage Home". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
4. Taladoire, Eric (2003). "COULD WE SPEAK OF THE SUPER BOWL AT FLUSHING MEADOWS?: La pelota mixteca, a third pre-Hispanic ballgame, and its possible architectural context". Ancient Mesoamerica. 14 (2): 319–342. doi:10.1017/S0956536103132142. ISSN 1469-1787. S2CID 162558994.
5. "Mexico revives ancient games - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
6. "Juegos Tradicionales Mayas". Yucatan Today (in European Spanish). 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2022-11-27.