UKRAINE - A Ukrainian sports association yesterday suggested fans attending the Euro 2012 football tournament use a local noise-maker less irritating than the controversial South African vuvuzela horn, the Unian news agency reported.
The ceramic whistle used by prehistoric Ukrainian tribes, called a "zozulitsa" or "okarina", is made of natural materials and produces a quiet and pleasing sound, said Oleksander Kucheriavsky, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Association of Sports Marketing.
"The zozulitsa has a low pleasant tone and does not irritate like African vuvuzelas," Kucheriavsky said. But Stefan Reshko, a member of the Federation of Football of Ukraine, said he doubts Uefa will allow people to bring ceramic whistles into stadiums.
Zozulitsha Ukraine's vuvuzela
UKRAINE - A Ukrainian sports association yesterday suggested fans attending the Euro 2012 football tournament use a local noise-maker less irritating than the controversial South African vuvuzela horn, the Unian news agency reported.
The ceramic whistle used by prehistoric Ukrainian tribes, called a "zozulitsa" or "okarina", is made of natural materials and produces a quiet and pleasing sound, said Oleksander Kucheriavsky, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Association of Sports Marketing.
"The zozulitsa has a low pleasant tone and does not irritate like African vuvuzelas," Kucheriavsky said. But Stefan Reshko, a member of the Federation of Football of Ukraine, said he doubts Uefa will allow people to bring ceramic whistles into stadiums.
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