Games with hands, talking/chanting, rhythm, etc?

Question

I've played or observed a handful of games involving some sort of hand/rhythm/chanting component. Crucially they all have no equipment/items needed to play. Examples: - 가위바위보 "rock, paper, scissors" - 토끼 토끼 토끼; 당근 당근 당근... (some rhythm and hand gestures accompanying this; you lose if you do the wrong one) Is there a general term for these sorts of games? Are there any particularly well know examples? Are these games known to come from elsewhere, or do many originate in Korea?

Answer 1

In the US, these are called "hand games" or "hand clapping games" (when clapping is involved. Pat--a-Cake is one well known example, though there are many more played by children). The hand slap game is often popular as is thumb wrestling. Hand clapping games are usually accompaied by a rythmic song and are part of an oral tradition. I think it may be possible to trace individal games/songs back to a specific origin, but I think it would be difficult to determine that they all originated in Korea. Though many of these games may be played in Korea, I believe they are played globally.