Pcheda

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Pcheda is a traditional Indian game held in Viswema, Nagaland that requires players to throw thin bamboo sticks from a set distance. An open competition is held annually in the month of January. [1] [2] [3]

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Pcheda is played with thin dried bamboo sticks called Opche. The players are divided into two teams and compete to throw the bamboo stick the furthest distance possible from a platform on solid mud. The winner is the team which throws the stick the furthest distance. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nagaland Open Pcheda competition held". Eastern Mirror. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Pcheda competition held at Viswema". Nagaland Post . 20 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pcheda competition held at Viswema". Eastern Mirror. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Indigenous game of Southern Angamis 'Pcheda' draws huge participants". The Morung Express . 6 January 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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