The Traditional Village Games

 The Traditional Village Games

Topic 1.  What is Marine Protected Area? 

The name of the Game: Gollachut

Description:

 There will be three circles. 

Step 1: There will be three people in the first circle. Each of them will be named dolphin. There will be six people in the second circle. These are fishermen. The dolphin team member's job is to get out of the first circle and reach the third circle. The fishermen's job is to touch the dolphins. If the fishermen can touch the dolphins, the dolphins will be dead, and the team of fishermen will win as soon as the game is over. And if the fishermen couldn't touch the dolphins and reach the third circle, then the dolphins are safe, and the dolphin team will win as soon as the game is over.

Step 2: There will be three people in the first circle. But this time, there will be three people in the second circle. The first step will be repeated as usual. This time the chances of dying of the dolphin team will be much less.

Step 3: There will be three people in the first circle. This time there will be one man in the second goal. The first step will be repeated as usual. This time the chances of the dolphin team dying will be around 0%.

Key message: These three circles are the habitat of dolphins. Studies have shown that endangered dolphins and whales are abundant here. To make their habitat safer, the government has declared this dolphin habitat as a marine protected area. If we come to fishing in this area, the dolphins will be caught in the nets, and marine biodiversity will be destroyed, and we will not get the fish as expected.

The name of the game: Dariabandha

Description: There will be four squares consider as the home. Three people will be in the first room. These are dolphins. There will be two people on the front and left of the first house. They are fishermen. Dolphins are safe if they can stay in any home. If the fishermen touch the dolphins during the transfer to a different home, the dolphins will die.

Key message: This is a marine protected area where dolphins can roam freely in the house. If fishers are fishing freely here, the dolphins will be caught in the nets, and the marine biodiversity will be destroyed. To keep the Sea healthy, the amount of fishing in marine protected areas should be limited.

Topic 2. How can we benefit from marine protected areas?

The name of the game: Marble Box

Description:

There will be a round shape box. The box will be named Sea. There will be 50 to 100 marbles in the box, which will be considered as fish.

Step 1: The first person will go to the round box from a certain distance. From where he starts his journey will be considered as his home. So, the man will start his journey from home. He will be given 1 minute. In this 1 minute, he will collect marble (fish) from the box (Sea) as much as he can. He will be reminded again 10/15 seconds ago so that he can reach his home.

Step 2: After 1 minute, the second person from the opposite end will repeat the game in the same way. He will get comparatively less fish.

Message: If we catch all the fish, we will not leave any fish for the next generation.

Step 3: The first person will repeat the game in the same way. But this time, he will not be able to take more than ten fish at a time. He has to leave ten at home. Then he will come again and take ten. Now, he will not be able to collect more fish as an earlier step.

Step 4: After 1 minute, the second person will come from the opposite side and repeat the game in the same way. But this time, he will get a lot more fish.

Key message: If we fish moderately, the next generation will get enough fish. Foreign fishers faithfully obey government laws. In this small effort of yours, we too can abide by the law with the same devotion as foreign fishermen and keep our promises to the world.