Benefits of Reviving Traditional Games

 

Various efforts have been made by the Government to popularize traditional games. This is because all these games have many benefits for the people. Among its benefits are that this game can be turned into a tourism product that is profitable for this country. Many tourists come to our country to see the unique cultural heritage found in Malaysia. In addition, this traditional game can be a source of enjoyable entertainment.
Playing traditional games can fill our free time with beneficial activities and is cost-effective too. The prices of traditional games sold in the market are only around a few ringgits, and these traditional games can improve our creativity, such as sepak bulu ayam made from colorful chicken feathers and batu seremban made from scraps fabric. Furthermore, we have a traditional game that also needs creativity to make them from smooth bamboo to make a frame and paper to complete these games. These games are called kite flying. It teaches us to think and strive to be the best among friends. Moreover, traditional games do not require additional equipment and do not need electricity or batteries to operate. This is very different from electronic games. 

Kite Flying 

Most traditional games require energy and mental strength to play it. For example, playing flip flops needs the player to be creative and think how to drop all the cans in one throw and when falling the players need to avoid being hit by the thrown flip flops. Indirectly, all players need to run and sweat, and this can keep the body healthy and train us to be patient, honest and mentally resilient.

Hit The Flip Flops 

  

Sepak Bulu Ayam 

Based on the survey we conducted through 'Google Docs', with 82 respondents from the public, we have obtained several important pieces of information that can be used as references. This questionnaire is related to the comparison between modern games and traditional games in Malaysia, this section contains general information about the respondents who have participated in our survey. The information has been collected and analyzed as shown below. Our team has prepared 10 questions in this survey. We have analyzed each question that the respondents have answered. Here is the analysis that we have reviewed.

 Do you still play traditional games?

Based on the data obtained, 61% stated that they still play traditional games, while the other 39% stated that they do not. This may be because a small number of them have not been exposed to traditional games.

Traditional games can strengthen the bonds of friendship among family members, friends, and surrounding community. This can potentially lead to a positive change in a person's personality making them more active instead of passive. Through traditional games, participants from different backgrounds are able to work together as a team, which helps strengthen the relationship between races and communities. These traditional games also promote cultural awareness and can build a relationship between neighbors and friends and can reduce the social gap created by modern life.

Malaysians need to be proud of these traditional games according to their culture and races like Malay, Indians, Chinese, and other ethnic groups. Therefore, it is important for us to continue preserving and revitalizing traditional games so that they can be inherited by future generations and continue to benefit society and the nation. Indirectly, it is not impossible that Malaysia will be known as the center of a traditional country in the eyes of the world.