On his side of the sungkahan, each player is in charge of seven holes. Seashells, pebbles, marbles, seeds, and grains are examples of tokens. To begin the game, place seven tokens in each of the 14 little holes. It's one of the most popular mancala game classifications in Southeast Asia.

Sungka- is a classic Filipino board game.

Spend quality time doing games inside your home, such as: Refresh your childhood memories and pass the happiness beyond what mobile devices can offer to your kids. Here are some bright ideas you can apply in celebrating Buwan ng Wika celebration at home:īring the theater and the film festival to home by binge-watching some of the famous local Filipino movies.

Aside from participating in different virtual contests of the Department of Education, why not grab the chance to make this a memorable family bonding? The second year of the pandemic and having different quarantine restrictions across the country, we can still show and express our gratitude and nationalistic pride to our National Language by organizing simple activities, especially now that all family members are cooped up at home. Different local and nationalistic exhibitions were also being conducted during this month, along with a festival of local Filipino movies.

All Filipinos were encouraged to use our National Language for the rest of the month in producing our official communications, meetings, and speeches. It aims to strengthen and spread awareness of the celebration and importance of the Filipino language.įor this year, the theme is 'Filipino at mga Katutubong Wika sa Dekolonisasyon ng Pag-iisip ng mga Pilipino' (Filipino and the Indigenous Peoples' language on the decolonization of the Filipino mindset).īefore the pandemic, Buwan ng Wika is often celebrated with a line of various activities and performances in schools and private and public organizations and offices. August is one of the special months that we have in the Philippines as we dedicate the whole month in celebration of our National Language or Buwan ng Wika.

Sample of program of buwan ng wika