Abstract

This article focuses on the Traditional Play and Movement Culture in Extremadura, a region in the south-west of Spain. This topic represents an interesting research line of the last 18 years for us. Interviewing elder people, how did they play 50 years ago in their village, we documented hundreds of traditional games and sports that represents a rich and diverse cultural play patrimony. There are different approaches to this specific knowledge summarised within the article: a profile definition of this kind of games; some reasons of the importance of this knowledge; a description of the research; a classification of the received information, the results and interpretations (for example the reasons of disappearance). This research will be completed with the description of two practical examples of traditional games (“La Rana" and “La Billarda"). On the other hand, it should be important to put in practice this interesting knowledge. That is why we have added some impressions of our practical dissemination work in Extremadura: the Festivals of traditional Games and Sports organized on the market place in the middle of the village. Verf.-Referat