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The Game of Kite Flying
It is an article on kite flying.
The game of kite-flying is very much popular among the boys of the South-East Asian countries. It is popular not only among the boys. Many elderly men also take part in it. Kite-flying is really an interesting pastime.
A kite is generally made of a thin piece of colored paper. The paper is almost square in size. Two thin strips of bamboo are pasted with gum to this paper. One strip is straight and the other curved.
The kite is tied to a long thread. The thread is wound round a reel. One can fly a kite if there is wind. One man holds the reel in his hand. Another takes the kite and goes to a distance. Then he throws the kite upwards. The man with the reel pulls at the thread, and the kite rises up in the sky. The flier then loosens the thread and sometimes winds it. In this way, the kite rises to a great height if the flier is an expert.
Kite matches are very interesting. In such matches one man tries to cut the thread of another. For this purpose the thread is sharpened with a boiled paste made of flour, powdered glass and water. A large number of people gather round the fliers. They clap their hands when the thread of the rival kite is cut and the kite begins to fall. The man who can cut the thread of his rival is the winner. The match continues till it is dark. Thus it gives us great pleasure.
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Flying kites is one of my favorite hobbies
great article, but you know girls like to fly kites aswell =o) you should put a picture of a kite in here to make it more colourful.
You rarely see people flying kites around here. I did see one little boy trying to fly his kite the other day though. He was having a bit of trouble though.
We just took the kids to fly kites. Didnt have much luck tho as the wind was weak and strong. Sounds like its more of a sport in your country…great informative article
Great work!
Kite flying is a lot of fun, it is just to bad that it is hard to buy one worth flying because they always break. Not made like they used to be. Great work !
I love kite flying, great article.
good, thnx for sharing
Kite flying kindled my interest to aviation. I once skipped classes to fly my kite designs.