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Tinikling

Tinikling is a fun game from the Philippines where people dance between two bamboo poles that are being tapped together. Imagine two people holding two sticks and tapping them together like you would tap two pencils on a desk. The sticks represent the bamboo poles.

The people playing the game then have to dance around and avoid getting their feet caught between the bamboo poles as they come together and apart. It’s kind of like playing hopscotch but with bamboo sticks.

This game is often played during parties, festivals, and gatherings. It’s a fun way for people to get up and move around, and test their coordination and agility.

So, in short, tinikling is a dancing game done with bamboo poles, where people have to avoid getting their feet caught in the poles.