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Lelo or lelo burti ((グルジア語:ლელო ბურთი)) (meaning literally in Georgian "Field Ball") is a Georgian folk sport, which is a full contact ball game, and very similar to rugby.〔Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p67〕 Within Georgian rugby union terminology, the word ''lelo'' is used to mean a try, and the popularity of rugby union in Georgia has also been attributed to it.〔Louis, p39〕 It appears in the 12th century Georgian poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin in which the characters play Lelo burti. ==Traditional varieties== Lelo was played in Georgia from ancient times and is still played on occasions in rural areas. A field ("Lelo") would be selected and :"''In earlier times, the ''lelo'' teams would consist of a few dozen players each, and the field would sometimes have to be crossed by a stream, which the players would have to ford in pursuit of the ball.''"〔Lukashin, p24〕 Sometimes the playing field was between two water courses. The two teams, usually consisting of the male population of neighbouring villages, would face each other. The number of players from each side was not set traditionally, but included any able men each village could summon.〔 A large, heavy ball was placed in the middle of the field and the goal of the game was to carry it over the river to the "half" of the opposing side. :"''The game took place over a wide area sometimes stretching for several kilometres on very rough ground. The contestants would have to contend with spurs, hills, valleys, woods. cascading streams and marshes. Their task was to get a ball into a certain place, say, over the settlement boundary or to the foot of the mountain. Any means necessary could be employed to drive the ball forward — feet or hands. Sometimes they would play the game on horseback.''"〔 It was believed that the winning team would secure a better harvest for their village. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lelo burti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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