National “Gasing Pangkah” Competition (Johor Open) 2011
Posted in EVENTS on June 1st, 2011A Traditional game “Gasing Pangkah” Competition is back.
Gasing, or top spinning, is a traditional game popular among Malays in the olden days. In rural areas, gasing contests were held during the rice-ripening season. Kampung folks believed that the spinning tops would help bring good harvest.
‘Gasing pangkah’ is a highly skilled game where a long length of string is wound around a large wooden top and then flung onto a rubber mat, spinning the ‘gasing’. The opponent then flings his top at the spinning one, with the aim of blasting the first top off the playing surface.
The game involves two teams of four players each and played on a round-shaped playing surface known as ‘bong’ which is 14 metres in diameter.
The game begins when four tops from a group are spun on the playing surface and the other team members would try to strike each of these spinning tops with their own ‘gasing’.
For those who interested to join this Event details are below:
Date: 10-12 June 2011
Venue: Kg Makam, Kota Tinggi, Johor
Organized by: National Arts & Culture Department Johor
Tel: 07-2248270


