What is the reaping?

"Reaping" is another name for the lottery in which the Tributes are chosen for the Games.

We go to another compartment to watch the recap of the reapings across Panem. They try to stagger them throughout the day so a person could conceivably watch the whole thing live, but only people in the Capitol could really do that, since none of them have to attend reapings themselves. One by one, we see the other reapings, the names called, (the volunteers stepping forward or, more often, not. We examine the faces of the kids who will be our competition.

What is reaping in the hunger game

What is reaping in the hunger game