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Kiiking

Also known as Giant Swing

Kiiking: photograph by Eesti Kiikingi Liit
Photo: Eesti Kiikingi Liit, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Standing on a giant swing with rigid arms, the player pumps by squatting and straightening at the right moments to swing ever higher and try to rotate a full 360 degrees over the top.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Estonia.

Origins

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

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