Modern Games of the Kupуansk District Children: From Traditions to Innovations

Author

Aksionova Natalia    
a Ph.D. in History, an associate professor at the Ukrainian Studies Department of Philosophical Faculty, an associate professor at the Tourist Business and Country Studies Department of the International Economic Relations and Tourist Business Faculty of Vasyl Karazin Kharkiv National University

Modern Games of the Kupуansk District Children: From Traditions to Innovations

Abstract

The research problem. The issue of studying of living tradition of game culture is raised in the article. It is considered by the way of example of the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region, since we have enough material collected on this territory and published by Petro Ivanov in the early XXth century.

The purpose of the article is to present the results of field work in this district and compare the state of the game culture of the modern Kupiansk district with Petro Ivanov information, to define difference between mentioning of the game moments and their recreation during the interviews with the informants of various age groups.

Research methods. Field studies have been conducted in the form of detailed interviews. An attempt is made to fix children’s games without mentioning them, and directly in the game. The thesis that the games description by Petro Ivanov represents a certain generalization of the material that he has received from various informants, but not the citing of one source, is substan­tiated in the article.

Main results of the research. The study of the material of the modern children’s games of the Kupiansk district has made it possible to point out that the game culture is based in many aspects on traditional folk games. Some of them are transformed actively – Kreimahy, Piggies, and some are restored by means of training – Panas, Taran. An issue of the methodology of folk games fixing is raised. It is connected with the technology and methodical ways used by Ukrainian investigators.

Conclusions. The elements of many folk games are fixed in modern game culture, and some games remain relevant for centuries. It is noted that the method of included observation, accompanied by video fixation of the entire game process, is considered to be the most effective method of the game culture studying. It is just the way the investigation of modern game culture should be conducted.

Keywords

modern game culture, games recording, Kupiansk district.

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