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Bowling: British Culture Through Physical Education
Bowling: British Culture Through Physical Education
Material:
1 bowling ball
10 bowlings
1 bowling alley
Organization:
teams of 2 or 3 players
Bowling origin is in Germany in the fourth century, was initiated as part of a religious
ritual.
The peasants had a stick (Kegel) that used both for defense and for physical exercise.
The Church epitomized the Kegel as Evil and attract parishioners were invited to
participate in a set of clubs within the church or possibly in the cloisters.
Those who were able to give the Kegel would have knocked the atheist and tested who
were God fearing men; if they didnt undeniable proof of guilt and was considered sinful
life, being able to remedy the offense trying a new stake to get down the Kegel.
The entry into the peninsula of bowling, descendants of the Germanic Kegel, occurs
through the pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.