Siklódi Csilla szerk.: Tradicionális sportok, népi játékok (A Sportmúzeum Kincsei 2. Budapest, 1996)

Tradicionális sportok, népi játékok az észteknél (Marge Vaerv, Kalle Voolaid, Kaie Jeeser, Anu Sillastu)

munade veeretamine (rolling eggs). The players use eggs they themselves have painted. The game is mainly played by boys and men on a traditional plot - a natural hillock. The egg rolling downhill has to touch another one lying on the ground. If it does, the player can continue playing with both of them. If it doesn't it will remain on the plot. The one who has got most eggs after the game is over, will be the winner. This game is well-known all over Estonia. Midsummer Day (June 24) - in the evening everybody gathered at the large swing where they danced and played by the fire. A well-known game all over the country was jumping over the fire: the larger the fire, the more courage, strength and skill it demanded. Jumping predicted good health. By the fire round games were played and strength was tested (pulling a stick crosswise, tug of war, wrestling). From running games the last pair was best-known. Kőievedu (tug of war) It's a well-known game even nowadays. It was a team game, with one team of both ends of the rope tugging the other one over a draw line on the ground. Instead a line there was sometimes a water body - a stream or a pond - and the loser fell in. Luuri vedamine This game has also been played in pubs. Two players participate. They are joined by a loop of rope from behind their necks and they try to pull the opponent up to a certain point (e.g. out of the door). The players can face each other be back-to-back, in the latter case the starting position is on all fours. Maadlemine (wrestling) Popular wrestling had three main holds: 1. Sulitsimaadlemine (wrestling with a hold around the waist) The contestants clasp each other with one hand over the arm and with the other from under the arm and join their fingers on the other's back. 2. Rinnutsimaadlus (grapple) The contestants seize each other by the lapels. 3. Puksivarvlimaadlemine (waistband wrestling) The contastants hold each other by the waitsband. The rules were agreed on before starting and the contestants acted as referees themselves. Another trial of strength was weighthfting

. Weights (outside shops or mills), stone, grain sacks, carriages, wheels, anvils and chairs were lifted. The latter were lifted holding them by one leg in a straight stretched hand. A well-known running game was tagumine paar (the last pair). The players stand in pairs in two lines, in front of them stands a single player calling: "sic'em, sic'em, the last pair out". The last players of each fine run out in front