{"id":36794,"date":"2023-06-15T13:37:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oren-playground.zapweb.co.il\/playing-on-swings\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T11:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T08:51:36","slug":"playing-on-swings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oren-playground.co.il\/en\/playing-on-swings\/","title":{"rendered":"playing on swings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So what&#8217;s the big deal about <strong>rocking<\/strong> ?<br \/>\nThinking about the wonderful and graceful art of rocking takes me back to one of my favorite <strong>childhood play<\/strong> experiences,<br \/>\n<strong>Swinging like Tarzan in the jungle on ropes<\/strong> dangling from high tree branches in the north of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Swinging in a natural environment has been a &#8220;fashion&#8221; since the first moments of man.<br \/>\nHomo erectus and then Homo sapiens were among the first to experience the pleasure of <strong>swinging<\/strong> on vines in the jungle.<br \/>\nAlthough we really have no factual evidence of the removal of the lot from <strong>the first modern swing<\/strong> ,<br \/>\nA pendulum device consisting of a horizontal beam.<\/p>\n<p>Illustrative evidence can be found on history and science websites<br \/>\nIn Europe and Asia people <strong>were swinging<\/strong> a few hundred years ago.<br \/>\nPictures of well-dressed <strong>children<\/strong> playing on swings with flat board seats in <strong>public parks<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>During the industrial revolution and the emergence of laws against <strong>child<\/strong> labor,<br \/>\n<strong>Children<\/strong> needed <strong>public<\/strong> places to <strong>play<\/strong> .<br \/>\nWith the development of <strong>the public park, the swing<\/strong> became one of the most popular devices in the newly created <strong>play environment<\/strong> .<br \/>\nThis phenomenon raises the question, why can people of all ages enjoy the activity we call &#8221; <strong>swinging<\/strong> &#8220;?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So what&#8217;s the big deal about rocking ? Thinking about the wonderful and graceful art of rocking takes me back to one of my favorite childhood play experiences, Swinging like Tarzan in the jungle on ropes dangling from high tree branches in the north of the country. 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