Holiday Ayo - A kite or wau (in parts of the Malay Peninsula) is a thin sheet of skeletal material that is flown into the air and connected by rope or thread to land or controllers.

Kites take advantage of the power of the wind as a means of lifting.

Widely known throughout the world as a tool of the game, Kite or Layang-layang is also has the function of ritual, fishing, or entrap tools, becoming tools of scientific research, as well as alternative energy media.

It is said Layang-layang was found in the 5th century BC by Greek scientists from Tarentum. But Asian people, especially Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, and Malays have been familiar with  Layang-layang long before.

Layang-layang is one of the traditional games that everyone must know. This game is not limited to being played by children only, but adults also like it.

The game is also to be excellent because  Layang-layang can be explored in accordance with creative players.

Basically, kites are grouped into 5 types. The oldest, flat in the form of a parallelogram. This species requires a tail to create resistance and maintain an upright flight direction.

The stronger the wind, the longer the tail should be. The length of the tail is at least seven times the diagonal.

While the curve of the kite is deliberately made to create an angle to the direction of the wind so that the kite can fly stably without the help of the tail.

The practical benefits of kites are quite a lot. Among them in 1847, helped stretch the wire across the Niagara River between the US and Canada, to build the first suspension bridge. Whereas in the 1800s to the early 1900s, meteorologists used box kites equipped with weather gauges.

Where the ideal materials for making kites are readily available, such as silk for sails, high-tensile-strength silk for flyways, and tough bamboo for a strong and lightweight framework.

The earliest known Chinese kites were flat (not bent) and often rectangular in shape.

Then, according to the results of research by national archaeologists in 1981, 1986, and 1991, kites in Indonesia were first discovered on Muna Island, Southeast Sulawesi.

In addition, the players must be capable and skilled so that the kite being played can fly. If you don't pay attention to this, the kite will be difficult to fly. The place that is always the target of the game is an open and wide-field, such as a field to the beach.