Pcheda

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Pcheda is a traditional Indian game held in Viswema, Nagaland that requires players to throw thin bamboo sticks from a set distance. An open competition is held annually in the month of January.[1][2][3]

Game[edit]

Pcheda is played with thin dried bamboo sticks called Opche. The players are divided into two teams. The teams then compete to throw the bamboo stick through a platform on a solid mud to the farthest distance possible where the winner is determined by the team which throws the stick to the farthest distance.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nagaland Open Pcheda competition held". Eastern Mirror. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Pcheda competition held at Viswema". Nagaland Post. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Pcheda competition held at Viswema". Eastern Mirror. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Indigenous game of Southern Angamis 'Pcheda' draws huge participants". The Morung Express. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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