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Luksong tinik

Also known as jump the thorns

Luksong tinik: photograph by Thorn Hurdles (Pearl of the Orient: Discover Old Philippines)
Photo: Thorn Hurdles (Pearl of the Orient: Discover Old Philippines), Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Two players sit facing each other and stack hands as a rising 'thorn' hurdle while the jumper runs and vaults over it.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Philippines.

Origins

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

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