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Traditionally,
Easter egg games have been played by young and old, and especially
enjoyed by children. The games had specific rules.
Game 1
- Cracking the
Easter eggs
Tolccenje pirhov
This is played between two persons.
One holds the egg upright, the other hits the top with his top
of the egg - or both of the wider ends are used. The person whose
egg is broken, is the loser. The winner collects the broken egg.
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Game
2
- Cutting the
Easter eggs with coins
Sekanje pirhov s kovanci
This is Notranjska region game.
It is played with coins.
The aim is to hit the egg with
a coin thrown from an agreed distance, and to sink the coin into
the egg.
The players agree on the rules of
the game, with the following variations:
- the coin is to be half-embedded
in the egg
- the coin is to be completely
embedded in the egg
- the coin is to pass through the
egg completely
- The winner collects the egg as
the prize.
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Game
3
- Rolling the
Easter eggs
Valjanje ali trkljanje s pirhi
This game was still played in Ljubljana,
near the Church of St. Christopher in late nineteenth century.
It was the central event of Easter celebrations on Easter Monday.
The players leant a board against
a tree-stump. An Easter egg was placed at the foot of the board
by one player. The other player rolled his egg down the board
aiming to hit the other egg. If successful, he collected the hit
egg.
 
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