YOYO

By:Siti Musrifah

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           Yoyo is addapted fron llcano language from filipina another people said from tagalig language from filipina.In tagalig language yoyo means ''come here''or''come back''.In yoyo's traditional game yoyo just tied with a knot.It makes yoyo just can move down to up.In fact yoyo is easy to play even by children though.But,to people that never played it must be difficult.This game usually played by childreen espicially the boy.Sometimes this game became a match.Yoyo's traditional game played by rotated.
Here is how to play:
 1.first,twist yoyo with strap that is in the gap on the midle of yoyo.
2.wrap the strap rounded the gap till the rope twisted around the end of the rope and left alone.
3.bundle the end of the rope and associate to  the one of your fingers espicially the midle finger.
4.fall down the yoyo.
5.hitch the rope and then yoyo will go up.
      yoyo is a relic of history about 500 years ago.At that time people believed that this game is used in a certain religious ceremony.In this ceremony yoyo is dedicated fron child to the God.And as a symbol that the child has reach the adult age.