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Jegichagi

Jegichagi: photograph by Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Andrew Schneider/U.S. Navy
Photo: Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Andrew Schneider/U.S. Navy, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Players kick a paper-and-coin shuttle (jegi) and count how many kicks they can make without letting it fall.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Korea, North Korea.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

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