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1954. Cliffhanger. The Cliff Hanger is an amusement park rider that is meant to simulate hang gliding. 1984. Condor. The Condor is the trade name of an amusement ride sold by HUSS of Bremen, Germany. It was debuted at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair, under the name "Cyclo Tower".
A medieval marketplace in the 14th and 15th centuries 1996 Old Great Square late June 100,000 (2005 season) Medieval Market: Medieval Rose Festival Rhodes, Greece: It is 1309 through 1523 AD on the "Island of Rhodos"; some fantasy elements 2005 late May – early July Medieval Rhodes: Medieval Week on Gotland: Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden
Carousel. A French old-fashioned carousel with stairs in La Rochelle. A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English ), [1] merry-go-round ( international ), Galloper ( international) or roundabout ( British English) [2] is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders.
In modern times, sideshow performers are often individual professionals or groups. A greater number of "Single O" attractions still tour carnivals. In the 1940s, Ward Hall began the World of Wonders Amazement Show, which is still running today. It is the oldest carnival sideshow organization in America and is currently owned and ran by Thomas ...
Carnival in Italy. Carnival in Italy is a farewell party to eat, drink, and have fun before the limitations and solemnity of Lent. About a month before Ash Wednesday, Italians celebrate over many weekends with parades, masks, and confetti. The origins of this event may be traced to ancient Greece and Rome, when they worshipped Bacchus and Saturn.
Try the Dunkirk Carnival in March to see a whirlwind of fancy dress and chaotic herring throwing! ... And there’s a medieval castle where they’ve installed a silver slide to skirt the outside ...
Carnivalesque is a literary mode that subverts and liberates the assumptions of the dominant style or atmosphere through humor and chaos. It originated as "carnival" in Mikhail Bakhtin 's Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics and was further developed in Rabelais and His World. For Bakhtin, "carnival" (the totality of popular festivities, rituals ...
The carnival in Bern, Switzerland ( German: Berner Fasnacht) is an annual pre- Lenten festival in the Swabian-Alemannic tradition. Its origins can be traced back to the 15th century, and in 1513 the carnival led to a peasant revolt. [1] The Bernese carnivals were held more or less regularly in medieval times, with strong anti- Papal rhetoric ...