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Kite Running

Kite Running. By Kurt Beswick and Jenna Kip. Kite Running. Background. Kite running started in Afghanistan because that is where the sport of kite fighting originated from.

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Kite Running

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  1. Kite Running By Kurt Beswick and Jenna Kip

  2. Kite Running Background • Kite running started in Afghanistan because that is where the sport of kite fighting originated from. • Kite running is very popular among children of all ages because if the child is not helping fly the kite in some way they can be the ones to chase after kites that have been cut loose, either to be kept as trophies or if the kite is not badly damaged bought back by the owner of the kite.

  3. Kite Running As a Sport Kite running is a favoured sport in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Iran. After the kite battle is fought out and the loser’s kite has been cut loose, the chase begins for the kite. Although a very dangerous sport, it is a favourite hobby of many kids and teenages. The kite is treated as a trophy and whoever reaches it is allowed to keep it. Although the kites are usually damaged because they are made from thin paper and small diameter bamboo rods, the kite runners treat them like trophies.

  4. Kite Fighting As a Sport Kite fighting is a sport where the objective is to cut your opponent’s kite lines with your own. Being rope covered in industrial adhesives and powdered glass, the kite string is highly dangerous to the kite flyers themselves as well as spectators. Numerous deaths have occurred because of the kite string. The kite string has many names because of the many countries it is played in. Those countries are Afghanistan, where it originated,Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Vietnam,Korea and Brazil. The names for the string are ‘Hilo de competencia o Hilo Curado’ in Chile, ‘Dor’ in India and Pakistan, ‘Tar’ in Afghanistan and ‘Manjha’ in India and Pakistan.

  5. Dangers • Kite running is a very dangerous hobby, resulting in many annual deaths. Kids who are looking up at the kite in the sky tend to carelessly wander into oncoming traffic, or run into poles. Also, after reaching the kite, they can fall off roofs and out of trees. • Another danger is the powdered glass that is ‘gummed’ onto the kite strings with industrial adhesives to cut the opponent's kite string. These extremely sharp strings can result in deaths and injuries to the kite flyers as well as bystanders.

  6. Ban Of The Taliban During the invasion of the Taliban, kite running and fighting was banned. They were banned because they were thought to be un-Islamic activities. Even though it was banned, Afghans still held on to their favourite cultural activity, and still take part in it in the present.

  7. Bibliography Sahar, David. “The Art Of Gudiparan Bazi”www.Afghan.com. January 15, 2001. Web. September 11, 2013. Sky, Margaux. “What Is Kite Running”www.Helium.com. R.R. Donnelley. July 12, 2009. Web. September 9, 2013. “The Adventures Of Kite Running”www.Studymode.com. Northwestern Oklahoma State University. September 18, 2012. Web. September 13, 2013. “Kite Fighting”www.Nyke.org. New York Kite Enthusiasts. Web. September 19, 2013 Maetens, Bert. “B-Kites” B-kites.blogspot.org. Sjabloom Simple. September 15, 2013 Web. September 19, 2013. Knapp, Julie. “The History Of Kite Running”www.life123.com. IAC Company. Web. September 19, 2013. “Discover Kite Running”www.discoverkiterunning.org. November 19, 2007. September 19, 2013. Tomberlin, Micheal. “Kite Running” www.al.com . Alabama Media Group.

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