P A P E L

S I N U L I D
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 THE ORIGIN OF
SARANGGOLA
(KITE)
KITES WERE INVENTED IN CHINA
ABOUT 2,000 YEARS AGO. UNLIKE THE
REST OF THE WORLD, CHINA HAD ALL
THE RIGHT MATERIALS FOR BUILDING A
KITE. IT HAD SILK, WHICH IS A FABRIC
MADE FROM THE THREAD OF THE
SILKWORM. THEY ALSO MADE PAPER FROM
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WOOD PULP. CHINA ALSO HAD BAMBOO

WHICH IS ACTUALLY A TYPE OF GRASS. IT
GROWS VERY TALL AND GETS VERY HARD.
IT IS VERY LIGHT AND HOLLOW INSIDE. IT
A
CSANKIBE
TE USED
POPULLIKE
ARITYWOSPREAD,
OD. PEOPLE BEGAN
TO USE KITES FOR MANY THINGS. PEOPLE
FLEW KITES FOR FUN. BUT THEY ALSO USED
THEM FOR MORE SERIOUS PURPOSES LIKE
SENDING MESSAGES OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
THEN IT LATER SPREAD TO INDIA AND
BECAME A SPORT.
THE SPORT IS KNOWN AS KITE FIGHTING.
THE SPORT OF KITE FIGHTING SPREAD TO
COUNTRIES NEAR INDIA. AND CONTINUES O
T
BE VERY POPULAR IN COUNTRIES LIKE
PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN.
BY THE 1500S, KITES EVEN APPEARED IN
EUROPE. THEY BECAME A POPULAR TOY FOR
CHILDREN. KITE POPULARITY SPREAD
FURTHER WEST. ADULTS BEGAN TO USE
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KITES FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS. IN

1749, ALEXANDER WILSON ATTACHED A
THERMOMETER TO A KITE. HE USED IT TO
MEASURE THE AIR TEMPERATURE AT 3,000
FEET. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FLEW A KITE
DURING A LIGHTNING STORM TO PROVE THAT
LIGHTNING WAS MADE OF ELECTRICITY. THE
WRIGHT BROTHERS USED KITES TO DO
RESEARCH WHEN THEY WERE DEVELOPING
THE FIRST AIRPLANE. IN THE 1950S, NASA
BEGAN TO USE KITES TO HELP WITH SPACE
 SARANGGOLA IN
THE
PHILIPPINES
THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF KITES IN
THE COUNTRY. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT
COLORS, SHAPES AND SIZES. ONE OF
THOSE IS THE BOKA-BOKA, THESE ARE
SMALL KITES MADE FROM SQUARE PAPER
TIED TO A SHORT STRING. THE QUIRON ARE
THE BIG, ATTRACTIVE KITES THAT COME
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IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND “DANCE” IN THE

WIND. ON THE OTHER HAND, CHAPI-CHAPI
ARE POINTED COMPETITIVE KITES THAT CAN
BE USED IN THE BOLADOR OR THE KITE
B
FIO
GLHTI
ADN
OG.
R WHICH MEANS KITE IS THE TERM
COINED IN THE KITE FIGHTING IN THE
PHILIPPINES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE
GAME ARE TO HIT AND DESTROY THE
ENEMY’S KITE AND FORCE IT TO DROP
DOWN BY TRYING TO MAKE A HOLE ON
THE OTHER KITE OR TO CUT ITS STRING.
 MECHANICS OF KITE
FIGHTING
(BOLADOR)
EVERY PERSON MUST HAVE HIS OWN
BOLADOR – WHICH IS MADE OF “PAPEL DE
HAPON” OR RICE PAPER AND BAMBOO
FRAMEWORKS.
THE GAME IS PLAYED USING EITHER A BIG
KITE (GORION) OR A SMALL KITE.
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EACH PLAYER TRIES TO PLACE THEIR KITES

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CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE OPPONENT’S, BUT

THEY MOVE THE KITE STRING IN SUCH A
MANNER THAT HIS KITE IS NOT HIT BY THE
OTHER.
THEY CAN TRY TO MAKE A HOLE ON THE
OTHER KITE OR TO CUT ITS STRING.

THE FIRST KITE TO BE DAMAGED AND TO

FALL TO THE GROUND LOSSES.
 MECHANICS
OF
SARANGGOLA
SARANGGOLA IS USUALLY MADE OF STRING,
PAPER AND STICK.

THEY CAN BE OF ANY FORM, THE

IMPORTANT THING IS, IT CAN FREELY FLY.
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THIS KITE FIGHT INCLUDES DESIGNING OF

THE KITE. THE ONE WITH THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL DESIGN
WILL HAVE A GOOD SCORE.

ANOTHER FACTOR TO BE CONSIDERED IS

ITS ABILITY TO FLY IN ITS FARTHEST
CAPACITY.