Starting at the outermost point — typically displayed as a gourd — players take turns moving their counter forward one or several steps as determined by the roll of a dice or spin of a dreidel.

[1] For most people, gourds are for eating, not for making music. In Chinese music, gourds fall into one of the eight categories of instruments and produce some of the most essential sounds in a ...

Important paintings, fine jewelry and striking decorative objects ranging from Japanese vases to tiny gold boxes drove Clarke Auction Gallery’s October 29-30 auction to a grand total of over $1.5 ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...

In green stage, the vegetables and leaves with stem are used as a vegetable. Hard shell of the Bottle Gourd is used for different purposes. It is one of the world’s first cultivated plants and it is ...