There are a number of Highland Games held through the highlands Scotland. Many of them have been taking place for so long that it is unknown when they were started or why. Today, however, they provide a showcase of traditional sporting events that are participated in and enjoyed by people of all nationalities.

But what sort of games are 'traditional' games? Well, there is no shortage of creativity when it comes to the Highland Games. Besides regular sporting events such as long jump and sprinting and shotput, you will also find more unique games such as 'tossing the caber' or 'throwing the weight'. Tossing the caber is the throwing of an impressive, long thick pole in an attempt to get it to land as straight as possible. In throwing the weight, the competitor hurls a metal ball on the end of a long, thick chain and handle in an attempt to get it as high and far as possible. Another Highland game event is 'throwing the hammer' wherein the sportsman swings a 'hammer' (originally a sledge hammer) over his head and then releases it, aiming to get the longest distance.

What else can be seen and enjoyed at the Highland Games? Besides the sports, you will see a celebration of local culture. You will be able to hear bagpipes, highland dancing and many other forms of traditional highland celebrations. The games are for young and old, male and female and many of them last around four days. They offer a real Scottish atmosphere unlike any other.

有大量的高地游戲存在于蘇格蘭的丘陵地帶。他們中的大多數(shù)存在已如此長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間了，以至于他們何時(shí)以及為何開始都無(wú)從知曉了。然而今天，他們提供了一個(gè)在傳統(tǒng)的全民族都參與和喜愛(ài)的體育活動(dòng)方面的優(yōu)勢(shì)。

可是哪種游戲才是傳統(tǒng)的游戲呢？嗯，當(dāng)談起高地游戲，我們不可能缺乏創(chuàng)造性。除了常規(guī)的體育活動(dòng)，比如跳遠(yuǎn)、疾跑和推鉛球，你將會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)更多的獨(dú)特的游戲，比如“投棒”、或“投重物”。投棒是投一根又重又長(zhǎng)又粗的桿，使它盡可能直立的著地。在投秤錘時(shí)，比賽者猛擲一個(gè)固著于一根長(zhǎng)而粗的鏈條一段的金屬球，目的是為了把它擲的盡可能高和遠(yuǎn)。另一個(gè)高地游戲活動(dòng)是擲鐵錘。在其中，運(yùn)動(dòng)員在自己的頭頂上旋轉(zhuǎn)一個(gè)槌（起初是一個(gè)大錘），接著放開，為了投的盡可能遠(yuǎn)。

在高地游戲中還可以看到其它的什么呢？除了體育，你還可以看到當(dāng)?shù)匚幕膽c?；顒?dòng)。你可以聽(tīng)到風(fēng)笛，看到高地舞蹈和許多其它形式的傳統(tǒng)高地慶?；顒?dòng)。這些活動(dòng)適合于老人和年輕人，男人和女人。他們中的大多數(shù)都流行了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。他們提供了一種真正的不同于其它任何一種文化的蘇格蘭氛圍。

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