Gena

Gena (Amharic: ገና) or qarsa (ቃርሳ) is a traditional field hockey game popular in the Ethiopian highlands.[1] It is a game played in the space between villages but with no defined boundaries.[2] It is played among two teams who attempt to throw a wooden ball in the air and hit it with sticks, the goal being to prevent the opposing team to bring the ball to their village.[3][4] The game is closely associated with Gena the January 7 celebration of Christmas, from which it gets its name.[5]

For other uses, see Gena (disambiguation).

References
  1. Graham, John (7 September 2001). Ethiopia: Off the Beaten Trail. Addis Ababa: Shama Books. p. 167. ISBN 9781931253116. OCLC 51553876.
  2. Wolde-Georgis, Tsegay (30 November 2004). Fuller, Linda K. (ed.). Holiday Celebrations among the Highlanders of Ethiopia. National Days/National Ways: Historical, Political, and Religious Celebrations around the World. West Port, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 92, 99. ISBN 9780275972707. OCLC 547274920.
  3. Lord, Edith (1970). Queen of Sheba's heirs: cultural patterns of Ethiopia. Acropolis Books. p. 53. ISBN 978-0874910117. OCLC 117120.
  4. Crawley, Michael (4 October 2016). "The two-hour marathon: who is it for?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. Kagwanja, Peter (24 December 2016). "Shield Christmas fete from the perils of capitalist". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.


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