Worldstray is a log of travel, social, and family events. It’s used to promote the art of leisure and recreation. (Click here for the legacy Worldstray Site, here for Ogden Farm, here for Homegrown Movies)
Leisure, freedom provided by the cessation of coerced activities, particularly time free from disagreeable work or duties.
Encyclopedia Britannica
“Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.”
Article 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Leisure and recreation are very important aspects of your life because they provide an opportunity to refresh your mind, discover and develop your talents and to make friends…. Leisure and recreation have always been part of life. In the dark ages (a period of time between the 5th and 15th Century), people were subjected to hard labour and bad weather, and there were many wars. Leisure and recreation was mostly used to train people in certain skills such as the art of warfare… With the hardship of this period of time, many games such as chess and checkers were developed. It is also during this time that Greeks invented the Olympics which are now an important international event. Ancient Egypt was very developed regarding leisure and recreation…. There was a well-developed class system where the upper class liked to be entertained while the lower class participated in athletics and sports. Children played with marbles, bouncing balls and other toys.This is to say that the recreational games that you know and love today were created a long time ago. Many studies show that most of the games originated from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Swimming, running, ball games and board games were all developed by 641AD.
The New Times, Rwanda