2. “Jousting” in Asturias
• Jousting” is a tradition in Asturias.
• Tens of riders participate in them and each of the races
is celebrated in all of the Principality in a journey from
town to town to participate in two or up to three trials
each weekend.
• They go at a gallop on the horse and place their pole or
pen on the grommet of the ribbon, and without it falling to
the other side of the makeshift field.
• The objective is to take the greatest
• number of ribbons possible, given the
• degree of difficulty.
3. The race of the Madrenas (Asturian
wooden shoes)
• The goal is to arrive first with the
madrenas on.
• They use madrenas, which are a
traditional Asturian shoe. They are
shoes made from one piece of
wood, closed, and with a high
heel. All participants line up at the
starting line with their madrenas
on. A voice shouts, ready, go! And
they begin the race, trying to finish
without ever losing their madrena.
• All participants line up at the
starting line with their madrenas
on. A voice shouts, ready, go! And
they begin the race, trying to finish
without ever losing their madrena.
4. “Panoyas” Race:
THIS IS THE GAME
• Among the different popular/traditional Asturian games, that are
passed down from generation to generation, we have the race of
panoyas (ears of corn). Consists of collecting and carrying ten
ears of corn, one by one, placed one meter apart, in a basket, as
fast as possible. The first to finish wins.
In realiry, this game is usually played at school festivals, such as
the Amaguestu (Asturian Harvest Festival ).
5. THE FROG: The game consists of a frog made of metal with
an open mouth put on a drawer, and also has two holes, a
mill and two bridges. Each player has
ten round metal pieces, and the objective is to introduce the
chips in the mouth of the frog. The score depends on the
area, usually in the frog ten points, five points in the mill, two
on each bridge and a point on each hole, but may vary in each
drawer with you play you play with.
6. La cucaña
“La cucaña” has different names. The origin of La Cucaña is in the
ritual of placing a large tree trunk in a public place of the people during
the holiday of spring and harvest. This tree is known by the name
"May" or "maya. It allows:
-The use of magnesium powder, but in their hands.
- Competitors may wear a belt or ring of leather or some other material
- Not allowed: The use of gloves, Any competitor spraying any
substance on the floor of the cucana or on their shoes, Receive help
from a friend, Wear clothing which dries the wood
7. Contest of the Mine Builders
• This sport consists of placing logs of
wood which are mounted to a frame.
The team is made up of a worker and
his helper, that have 40 minutes to
make a mine box. To participate in the
contest you must be a mine worker
and have reached the qualifications of
chopper, miner first grade, or driller.
• Grading: the perfecting of the work,
the face of the work, the sets and
measures, the plumb, and time (if you
exceed 50 minutes, you are
eliminated)
8. LOS BOLOS (BATIENTE)
BOwLINg
• In the past, the bowling courts served as a meeting place for
the people of the village, as there were also bars near each
bowling court in Asturian villages. In Asturias there are
several types of bowling games. Bowling is a game which
consists of throwing a round ball from a spot to a marker in
order to knock down the largest number of pins in the least
throws possible.
• Scoring is done in the following way:
• If a ball passes outside or within the “road” and does not
knock down pins, you obtain no points. The ciebu, which is a
wooden fence protected with rubber encloses the area: The
pins that go over the higher part of the “ciebu” are worth 50
points each..and so on.
9. Games for children: spon and egg
• You need :An egg, A spoon
• This event consists of carrying an egg or
another roundest object on a spoon and
racing to the finish line without dropping
the egg or running while the egg is out of
the spoon.
