JiTungPet (Petak Umpet)

"Petak Umpet" aka "JiTungPet" is a Javanese
traditional games that have endured until now. In rural areas still exist and
often played, especially during the full moon and the school holidays.

 The game is played by more than 2 people. one person as a guard,

a seeker and others hiding from the first. This game will take a long time if a
guard was not able to find all the hiding. Apart from being a seeker as well as
a body guard agreed as objects if another player touches the guard should be a
guard again or lose again.



Many of the philosophy contained in this game, among others:

for a guard is in life have to be careful and meticulous in
performing any action, should not be careless. For a hider have to be smart and
careful, so still not found and how to find a gap so the guards remain a guard,
by touching objects that have been agreed upon.