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Nail driving
Also known as Hammerschlagen · Wettnageln

Take turns hitting the nail into a stump with the narrow end of a hammer; the one who sinks their nail first wins, a bent nail loses.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Germany.
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.
Sources
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