Hopscotch is a summer activity. I saw a hopscotch festival in Kelowna. Funny they should have the tournament in a curling rink. It turned out to be a beer festival. And that was a few years ago. It doesn't seem to be very present in terms of activities and interests.
Hopscotch has been with us a long time - since somewhere around 600 BCE in India. It has history in many countries. What makes it a casual game rather than a competitive one? It doesn't look competitive. The World Hopscotch Championship website is from 2016.
And in terms of records, there are only a few. The current Guinness Book of World Records holder for the fastest hopscotch game is Ashrita Furman, at 1 minute and 2 seconds.
The Longest Hopscotch Game was a distance of 7,037.51 m (23,088 ft 11.3 in) a hopscotch game created in Colorado - it has earned the record title for longest hopscotch game and it took 2.5 hours to complete the course. That was in 2022.
It remains a child's game, and is predominantly thought of as a girl's game. Interesting how some activities move into the world sports arena, and others remain on the local block. We will see some unusual sports in the next few weeks.
I was at the nearby Mingle Hill Farmer to their Flower Festival yesterday. There is a lot of lavender there but mostly past its prime. This season has been early, and lavender generally is a June crop. This picture is from a few years ago at the NEOB lavender field in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
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