| Italic Title: | yes |
| Nanay, Tatay | |
| Genre: | Hand game |
| Players: | Minimum of 2 |
| Setup Time: | None |
| Playing Time: | Varies; depends on how long it can go without someone making a mistake |
Nanay, Tatay is a Filipino traditional children's game commonly played by children. It was made popular during the early 70s[1]
The game is played by two or more players while clapping in a certain sequence (clapping the other person's hand with the left hand facing up and right hand facing down, clapping the other person's hand with both hands facing outwards at chest height, clapping your own hands) and chanting.
At the start, the players will say the following Tagalog chant:
The first player to clap an incorrect number of times will lose the game. The loser will be "punished" by the other player by getting pinched on the nose or ear, or any other punishment of the winner’s choice.
It became a lyric for the song, Sasakyan Kita by Gladys Guevarra (known as Gladys and the Boxers with K) and it's also used in a song for Nanay, Tatay by Gloc 9, Darren Espanto, Anne Curtis and Gary V. . A horror film from Viva Films entitled Nanay Tatay starring Aubrey Caraan, Andrea del Rosario, Jeffrey Hidalgo, Elia Ilano, Heart Ryan and Xia Vigor, was released October 30, 2024 at Sine Sindak Film Festival [2]