Teanh Prot (Khmer Tug-of-War Ritual Game)

Divide participants into two teams of roughly equal size and line them up along either end of the long rope.

Mark the rope's center point and align it over a line drawn on the ground between the two teams.

On a signal, both teams pull steadily backward, digging in their heels and coordinating their timing as a group.

Traditionally the tug-of-war is tied to the turning of the agricultural season, so some groups add call-and-response chanting while pulling.

The team that pulls the rope's center marker across their own line first wins the contest.