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Cirit, A traditional Turkish Equestrian Sport
1.       ramayan
2633 posts
 17 Nov 2005 Thu 02:53 am

Turkey’s Traditional Equestrian Sport Cirit : The javelin game of daredevil horsemanship is a sport where wooden javelins are thrown at horsemen of opposing teams to gain points. The game is played mainly in Eastern (Erzurum) and western (Uşak)Turkey. Cirit, in other words Çavgan, is a traditional game Turkish people played for hundreds of years. Turks brought this game, which is played on horse, with them from Middle Asia to Anatolia. Horses are essential and sacred animals for Turks. Turks was born on horse, grew up on horse, fight on horse and died on horse. The horse milk, koumiss, was the unique drink of Turks.The game Cirit was the biggest sporting and ceremonial game of Turks. Later, it was excepted as a war game by Ottoman Turks in 16th century. In 19th century, it became the biggest show sport and game in all Ottoman countries and Ottoman palaces. The game jerid was forbidden by II. Mahmoud as it was a dangerous game. But then it spread out all around as the most popular war and arena game of Ottoman country.
http://www.turkishculture.org/sports/cirit.html
http://www.cankan.com/gturkishfolks/32cirit_the_javelin_game.htm

ceyda canın to hell

2.       miss_ceyda
2627 posts
 17 Nov 2005 Thu 02:55 am

Quoting ramayan:

Turkey’s Traditional Equestrian Sport Cirit : The javelin game of daredevil horsemanship is a sport where wooden javelins are thrown at horsemen of opposing teams to gain points. The game is played mainly in Eastern (Erzurum) and western (Uşak)Turkey. Cirit, in other words Çavgan, is a traditional game Turkish people played for hundreds of years. Turks brought this game, which is played on horse, with them from Middle Asia to Anatolia. Horses are essential and sacred animals for Turks. Turks was born on horse, grew up on horse, fight on horse and died on horse. The horse milk, koumiss, was the unique drink of Turks.The game Cirit was the biggest sporting and ceremonial game of Turks. Later, it was excepted as a war game by Ottoman Turks in 16th century. In 19th century, it became the biggest show sport and game in all Ottoman countries and Ottoman palaces. The game jerid was forbidden by II. Mahmoud as it was a dangerous game. But then it spread out all around as the most popular war and arena game of Ottoman country.
http://www.turkishculture.org/sports/cirit.html
http://www.cankan.com/gturkishfolks/32cirit_the_javelin_game.htm

ceyda canın to hell



siktir beeea... just kiddin hehe

im intrigued. i really didnt know that this was from turkey... tell me more.. im really interested now... and im starting to enjoy annoying u hehe

3.       ramayan
2633 posts
 17 Nov 2005 Thu 03:06 am

olur gel emrine amadeyim....as

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