Palosebo
{{Short description|Traditional game in the Philippines}}
Palo-sebo (from the Spanish "pole-grease") is a traditional Filipino game. A local variant of the greasy pole, it is likely derived from the Spanish cucaña.
Description
This game is usually played by boys during a town fiesta or on special occasions in the various provinces of the Philippines. Long and straight bamboo poles are polished and greased, after which a small bag containing the prize is tied to the top. The bag usually contains money, sweets, or toys. Sometimes a small flag is used instead of the actual prize, which is given to the winner afterwards.
=Play=
Contestants try to climb the pole in turns to secure the prize, and anyone who fails to reach the top is disqualified. The winner is the one who succeeds in reaching and untying the prize or retrieving the flag.{{Cite web |url=http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_category.php?category=pinoygames&name=Palo%20Sebo&table=ch_pinoygames&startpage=16&endpage=30 |title="Palo Sebo," Pinoy Games, Cultural Heritage, GlobalPinoy.com, 2006 |access-date=2008-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717030836/http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_category.php?category=pinoygames&name=Palo%20Sebo&table=ch_pinoygames&startpage=16&endpage=30 |archive-date=2011-07-17 |url-status=usurped }}[http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Filipino_Games/palo_sebo.htm Palo Sebo, Greased Bamboo Climbing], SeaSite.niu.edu (undated)[http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/articles.php?artcl_Id=10 Barbosa, Artemio C. Palosebo,12 Philippine Games, Traditional Games in the Philippines, Infocus, About Culture an Arts, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, August 15, 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504101024/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/articles.php?artcl_Id=10 |date=May 4, 2008 }}, NCCA.gov.ph
See also
References
=Footnotes=
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=Bibliography=
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721093956/http://ejournal.eduprojects.net/philippines/index.php?action%5B%5D=IArticleShow::showArticle(13596) Marsha's Encounter with the Little Prince] - a children's story that defines the palosebo game, EduProjects.net
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080504101024/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/articles.php?artcl_Id=10 Barbosa, Artemio C. Palosebo,12 Philippine Games, Traditional Games in the Philippines, Infocus, About Culture an Arts, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, August 15, 2003], NCCA.gov.ph
- [http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_ncca/download/1st_komedya_press_kit.pdf Palosebo, Palaro (Game), Festival Components and Events, First National Komedya Festival]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, NCCA.gov.ph
External links
=Images=
- [http://pub43.bravenet.com/photocenter/album.php?img=114502&usernum=3614770564 Picture depicting the palosebo, Caminawit Photo Center] at Bravenet.com
- [https://flickr.com/photos/jpnoche/450489785/in/set-72157600267995152/ Picture depicting the palosebo] at Flickr.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071018084757/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/blogs/pinoyoutlook/?p=142 Picture depicting the palosebo, Kids play the ‘palo sebo’, Pinoy Outlook/Sun+Stars e-magazine] at Sunstar.com and Flickr.com
=Short films=
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNAeizO7duM&mode=related&search= Playing the palosebo] at YouTube.com
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYZfD6d7w9Y Playing the palosebo also] at YouTube.com