Pcheda
Pcheda is a traditional Indian game held in Viswema, Nagaland that requires players to throw thin bamboo sticks from a set distance. An open competition is held annually in the month of January.[1][2][3]
Game
[edit]Pcheda is played with thin dried bamboo sticks called Opche. The players are divided into two teams and compete to throw the bamboo stick the furthest distance possible from a platform on solid mud. The winner is the team which throws the stick the furthest distance.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Nagaland Open Pcheda competition held". Eastern Mirror. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Pcheda competition held at Viswema". Nagaland Post. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Pcheda competition held at Viswema". Eastern Mirror. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Indigenous game of Southern Angamis 'Pcheda' draws huge participants". The Morung Express. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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