THE ATTRACTIVE TRADITIONAL GAME IN TERENGGANU

Gasing (Giant Top Spinning)

Each of Gasing or top weighs approximately about 5kg and the wooden tops are as big as the size of a dinner plate. It calls for strength, coordination, and skill. The Gasing, if expertly hurled, can spin for as long as 2 hours. Top spinning competitions are an annual feature in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia especially Kelantan and Terengganu. However there is also a small Gasing that can be safe and play by children.

The origin words of gasing in Terengganu is a spinning play a ‘’Sonneratia Alba’’ or ‘’Buah Berembang’’or ‘’Buah Perepat’’. This kind of fruits usually can be found at the coastal and has always been used by martial arts experts as an exercise to strengthen the arms. This fruits has rounded surface, smooth and somewhat flattened.

Berembang Fruit's

Berembang fruits are also used as a game. In the game Berembang fruit, the fruit will be rotated by hand. Fruit loops berembang longest and most think it's no spinning and rolling deemed the winner.

In Terengganu Gasing created by the shape of Berembang fruits. Gasing word derived from the combination of two words, namely in Malay as 'gah berpusing'. That’s mean the spinning with the spinning tops, spinning and upright.

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