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There are numerous games where the race, in one way or another, is an important part. The games can be initially classified into those where the objective is the race itself and others where the race is a further component. In any event, it should be noted that even in the case of the races as such, they often lose their competitive meaning and become mere entertaining pastimes.

The name of the game is from the object that the players use. The girls sit in a circle on the floor. One of them is the ''ama ''(“it) and walks around the outside singing a song, which to a certain extent controls the game, with the handkerchief hidden and then quietly drops it behind one of them. When that player realises she has it, she grabs and runs after the ''ama.'' If she manages to tag her with the handkerchief, she wins and returns to her place, but if the'' ama ''gets back to the gap first without being caught, the other becomes “it”.

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