GAMES — Jews, like all other peoples, have played games from earliest times. There are ample references to games in the Bible. Guessing games were played in biblical days (Judg. 14: 12ff.; I Kings 10:1–3). Jews were also acquainted with sports and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cotswold Olimpick Games — “Olympicks” redirects here. For the 776 BC to AD 393 Games see Ancient Olympic Games. For the 1894 revival, see Olympic Games. Image from 1636 depicting the Cotswold Games. Robert Dover, founder of the games, is on horseback, carrying a wand.[1]… … Wikipedia
Cotswold Games — “Olympicks” redirects here. For the international games, see Olympic Games.The Cotswold Olimpick Games are an annual public celebration of games and sports held in the Cotswolds in the West Country of England. The games began sometime between… … Wikipedia
Nemean Games — The Nemean Games (Grk. Νέμεα, τὰ) were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were held at Nemea every two years (or every third). With the Isthmian Games, the Nemean Games were held both the year before and the year after the… … Wikipedia
Mounted games — is a branch of equestrian sport in which very fast games are played by people of all ages on ponies up to a height of 15 hands. They require a high degree of athletic ability, good riding skills, hand to eye coordination, determination,… … Wikipedia
Panathenaic Games — The games were actually part of a much larger religious festival, the Panathenaia, which was held every year. Every fourth year when the games were also held, the festival was known as the Great Panathenaia, and was 3 or 4 days longer than the… … Wikipedia
History of rodeo — tracks the the lineage of modern Western rodeo. Early history of rodeo Rodeo stresses its western folk hero image and its being a genuinely American creation. But in fact it grew out of the practices of Spanish ranchers and their Mexican ranch… … Wikipedia
Kyrgyzstan — Infobox Country native name = Кыргыз Республикасы Kyrgyz Respublikasi Кыргызская Республика Kyrgyzskaya Respublika conventional long name = Kyrgyz Republic common name = Kyrgyzstan national motto = none national anthem = official languages =… … Wikipedia
Gymkhana (equestrian) — This article is about Equestrian games. For other uses, see Gymkhana (disambiguation). Gymkhana is a term used in the United Kingdom, east coast of the United States, and other English speaking nations to describe an equestrian event consisting… … Wikipedia
Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani — Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani House House of Thani Father Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Mother Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned Born 18 April 1988 (1988 04 18) (age 23) Religion … Wikipedia
