Folk Games in Thekkampatti of Salem District

Folk literature is in use from the early days itself. Folk literature is just the expression of the people’s mind. Folk literature studies the customs, traditions and beliefs of the people. It is the mirror that clearly shows the lifestyles of the people. These people had many entertainments in their life such as singing songs, telling stories and playing games. Just like the origin of human history cannot be ascertained, the origin of folk literature also cannot be ascertained. Folklore literature is about the people’s life style and their activities. Folklore literature is very famous and it captured people’s heart. People’s life is filled with games, stories, arts, songs and proverbs. When compared to other literary genre in Tamil, folklore literature is something different that is the absence of author. This literature especially tells about the games and how it entertains people and strengthen their body.