Marbles, also known as Holen or jolen, is one of the traditional games being played by Filipino children which is forgetten due to the advancement of technology. We now have Nintendo Wii, PSP, and other online games which are now more popular to a lots of kids.
Signs of marble-playing have been found in countries all over the world and according to historians, marbles may have been played by children in Egypt, Rome, and North America during ancient times. Marbles used by people during those days were not like those of today. They used stones, clay balls, bones, polished nuts and fruit pits. In modern times, marbles evolved into marbles made of glass, china and real chips of marble.
I still have collections or marbles way back home. me and my brother loves to play marble after school. I miss my brother. nice colors Den, this is full of fun and fantastic photo
Wow, I remember my brothers collecting all sorts of marbles & they would trade with their friends to add to their collection & had tons of fun with them. Nice shot!
I knew I lost my marbles somewhere....haha
I love your focus on these--my girls collect marbles. I tried to teach them how to play, but I think they just like the colours of them (:
great colors, nice composition, and I like the contrast of the smooth , glossy texture of the marbles against the rough texture of the ground. We played marbles a lot when we were kids and had a huge collection of them...I wonder what happened to all those marbles. I'll have to find some and teach my grandson how to play.
Great shot Dennis, i used to love playing marbles as a kid, i think todays kids miss out on a lot of good games. Ive been going to take a "marbles" photo for a while,when i do i hope it turns out as good as yours!
I love your focus on these--my girls collect marbles. I tried to teach them how to play, but I think they just like the colours of them (: