Leisure and Games
| Leisure and Games | |
|---|---|
| Moravska State Archive · 1976 | |
| Classification | Arts and Leisure |
| Status | canon |
| Last updated | 2026-11-04 |
| Archive source | 07 Arts and Leisure/Leisure and Games.md |
| Length | 931 words (5 min read) |
| The hall | A film, a dance, a meeting, 300 seats |
| The library | 4,000 books, 2 newspapers |
| The workshop | A hobby group: radio, model boat, photography |
| The bar | Beer, wine, a table game |
| The gym | Boxing, wrestling, table tennis |
| Internal links | 7 outgoing, 3 incoming |
| Sources | 5 cited |
Contents
[hide]A Moravskan has little free time and uses it in public. The street, the wall, and the yard are the main places.
The free time [edit]
| Day | Free time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| A work day | 2 to 3 hours | After the evening meal |
| Saturday | 6 hours, or a work day | The plant sets the shift |
| Sunday | A full day | The family day |
| A state holiday | A full day and a parade | 4 to 5 a year |
A second job fills much of the free time. A plumber, a tailor, or a builder works after the shift.
Tables and counters [edit]
| Game | Players | Place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Tabla* (backgammon) | 2 | A café, a stairwell, the wall | The main game of the coast |
| Dominoes | 4 | A café, a yard | A loud game with a hard slam |
| Chess | 2 | A club, a park | A school game. A state sport |
| Cards (whist) | 4 | A kitchen | A small money game |
| *Mlin* (nine men's morris) | 2 | A scratch on a stone | A child's game |
A tabla board sits in most port cafés. A player slams the piece and the sound carries 20 m. A quiet player is either winning or losing badly.
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The wall game
Three old men play tabla on the sea wall each morning. The board is cut into the stone. A fourth man watches and holds the bets.
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Water [edit]
The sea is a public place and a free one.
| Activity | Place | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Swimming | A town beach, a pier | A child swims at 6 |
| Rowing | A boat club | A club has 40 members |
| Fishing, line | A pier, a rock | A morning habit |
| Fishing, spear | A shallow bay | A young man's sport |
| Sailing, small | A club, a regatta | A state club, a summer cup |
A rowing club is a plant club. A crew of 8 trains on the bay and races in July.
The evening walk [edit]
The korzo is the evening walk on the sea wall. A person walks from the port square to the old fountain and back.
The walk has 3 rules.
- A young person walks in a group.
- An older couple walks slowly and stops to talk.
- A person greets a neighbour and does not stop.
The korzo is the main place where a young pair meets. See Courtship and Marriage.
The plant club [edit]
A plant with 3,000 workers has a club. The club has 5 rooms.
| Room | Use |
|---|---|
| The hall | A film, a dance, a meeting, 300 seats |
| The library | 4,000 books, 2 newspapers |
| The workshop | A hobby group: radio, model boat, photography |
| The bar | Beer, wine, a table game |
| The gym | Boxing, wrestling, table tennis |
The club is cheap and it is political. A club member hears a lecture before the film.
Sport [edit]
The state promotes 4 sports.
| Sport | Reason | Base |
|---|---|---|
| Rowing | A sea skill | The clubs |
| Wrestling | A village tradition | The gyms |
| Football | A mass audience | The plant teams |
| Athletics | A state display | The schools |
A plant football team plays 22 matches a season. A good player moves to a plant team in the capital and keeps a nominal job.
Rowing is the national sport. The people also own the Kervan Race, a 24 km hill run each July. The race needs no stadium. See The Kervan Race.
The council writes the rules of the 4 sports and it writes the doping list. See Sport and Doping Control.
The cinema and the radio [edit]
| Medium | Reach (1976) | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cinema | 96 halls, 5.2 million visits a year | 0.60 leva |
| Television | 1 set for 3 households | A licence fee |
| Radio | 1 set for 1.4 households | Free |
| Newspaper | 2 papers, 240,000 copies | 0.20 leva |
The evening news is at 19:00 on the radio. A family plans the meal around it.
Collecting [edit]
Three collections are common.
- Cigarette packets. A boy collects 60 and trades the doubles.
- Postage stamps. A quiet hobby with a state club.
- State labels. A can label, a wine label, a matchbox. A family keeps an album.
A label collection records the plan. A new label marks a new product. See Cuisine.
Summer [edit]
A summer day has a shape.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 07:00 | The market, the beach before the heat |
| 12:00 | The meal and the shade |
| 16:00 | The sea again, or the garden |
| 20:00 | The korzo, the café, the table |
| 23:00 | The last tram and the open window |
A family with a resort permit spends 12 days at the shore. A family without one stays in town and swims at the pier.
Other notes [edit]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Statistical compendium A. Kolarov (1976). Comecon statistical yearbook, 1976. Comecon Secretariat. COM-1976-3663. Cited in The evening walk, Other notes. See also Courtship and Marriage.
- Primary source Coastal Survey Office (1973). Field notes from the the Zala valley survey. Zaligrad Institute of Ethnography. ZIE-1973-3085. Cited in The free time, Collecting. See also The Kervan Race.
- Oral history Zaligrad Editorial Board (1975). Oral history transcript, Skalina. Narodna Biblioteka Moravska. NBM-1975-3847. Cited in The plant club, Water. See also Cuisine.
- Monograph B. Yanev (1975). Settlement and custom in the Zala valley. Zaligrad University Press. ZUP-1975-9655. Cited in Summer, The cinema and the radio. See also Sport and Doping Control.
- Survey report V. Stankova (1976). Coastal survey report: Zaligrad. Coastal Survey Office. CSO-1976-6604. Cited in Water, The evening walk. See also Courtship and Marriage.
References[edit]
Documents in the archive that cite or cross-reference Leisure and Games:
- ^ "Daily Life and Panelki". Society and Power, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "Sport and Doping Control". Society and Power, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.
- ^ "The Kervan Race". Arts and Leisure, Narodna Biblioteka Moravska, 1976.