Luksong tinik

Luksong tinik, whose name translates from Filipino as jumping over thorns, is a traditional game associated with the Philippines, said to have originated in Cabanatuan, in the province of Nueva Ecija. It is played by two teams with equal numbers of players, each team naming a leader called the nanay, or mother, while the remaining players are called anak, or children, and the nanay role usually goes to whoever can jump highest. Play involves some participants sitting on the ground with their feet and hands stacked to form a low hurdle, called the tinik or thorn, while the rest of the group takes turns jumping over it; the hurdle grows taller after each round as another hand or foot is added to the stack. A related game called Hpan Khone is played in Myanmar, mostly by girls, showing the same jumping-and-hurdle idea appearing under a different name elsewhere in the region.