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Word of the Week fair — A fair (archaic: fayre) is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated carnival or funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may last as long as ten weeks. Activities at fairs vary widely. Some trade fairs are important regular business events where either products are traded between businesspeople, as at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where publishers sell book rights in other markets to other publishers, or where products are showcased to largely consumer attendees, as for example in agricultural districts where they present opportunities to display and demonstrate the latest machinery on the market to farmers. Fairs are also known by many different names around the world, such as agricultural show, fête, county fair, exhibition or state fair, festival, market and show. Flea markets and auto shows are sometimes incorporated into a fair.
Fair Fun Facts Carnivals consist of games, rides, shows, feasting, and overall merriment, which developed from the traditional outdoor festivals of Europe in honor of seasonal changes or religious holidays that date back hundreds of years ago. Fairs are large theme based events held to promote and present agricultural, commercial, industrial, and artistic exhibits to fairgoers while also providing the fun and amusement of carnivals. The traveling carnival began in America in the late 1800’s as a result of improved transportation and technology. A famous American carnival is the Mardi Gras, which is held in late winter in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was introduced to America on March 3, 1699 by French explorer, Iberville.
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The fair is an ancient tradition, and many communities have long had dedicated fairgrounds; others hold them in a variety of public places, including streets and town squares, or even in large private gardens. Fairs are often held in conjunction with a significant event, such as the anniversary of a local historical event, a seasonal event such as harvest time, or with a holiday such as Christmas. In Roman times, fairs were holidays on which there was an intermission of labor and pleadings. In the Middle Ages many fairs developed as temporary markets, and were especially important for long-distance and international trade, as wholesale traders traveled, sometimes for many days, for pre-arranged fairs where they could be sure to meet those they needed to buy from or sell to. They were usually tied to a special Christian religious occasion (particularly the anniversary dedication of a church). Tradesmen would bring and sell their wares, even in the churchyards. Such fairs might then continue annually, usually on the feast day of the patron saint to whom the church was dedicated. This custom was kept up until the reign of Henry VI, by which time there were a great many fairs kept on these patronal festivals, The Horse Exhibit Hall at The Great for example at Westminster on St. Peter's day, at Pennsylvania, in the early 1900s. Smithfield on St. Bartholomew's (the famous Bartholomew Fair, celebrated The first annual fair in the The Ferris wheel was inventin Ben Jonson's play of the American colonies was held ed by George W. Ferris for same name) and at Durham on in 1641 in New Amsterdam the 1893 World’s Fair, which St. Cuthbert's day. The Kumbh (now New York City) to was held in Chicago to comMela, held every 12 years, at showcase farm products of memorate the 400th anniverAllahabad, Haridwar, Nashik the local area. sary of Columbus’s landing and Ujjain is one of the largest in America. fairs in India, where more than The USA’s first state fair was 60 million people gathered in held in Syracuse, New York The first time that fairgoers in September of 1841. ate hot dogs and ice cream January 2001, making it the as they walked along the largest gathering anywhere in midway was during the Saint the world. In the United States, The first World’s Fair was held in 1851 in England at Louis World’s Fair in 1904, fairs draw in as many as 150 London’s Crystal Palace. thus coining these two foods million people each summer. The fair exhibited American as the world’s first “fast One example of the American machinery of the Industrial foods”. county fair being featured in a Revolution. famous piece of literature is in What we call “Cotton Candy” E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. The Eiffel Tower was built by was originally called “Fairy Children's competitions at an Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Floss” and was invented in American fair range from World’s Fair of 1889, which 1897 by candy makers honored the 100th anniverWilliam Morris and John C. breeding small animals to Wharton of Nashville, robotics, while the organization sary of the French Revolution. Tennessee. It was introduced 4-H has become a traditional association.
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at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. It has also been called “Spun Sugar” and in the United Kingdom it is called “Candy Floss.” The Midway is the main path or street that fairgoers walk along to find sideshows, concession stands, and other amusements. Games you play at a fair or carnival also go by the slang name, “joints.” Midnight Madness is when the fair stays open past midnight and into the early morning hours.
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Hey Kids! Remember not to litter at the fair! There will be trash cans everywhere. Let’s see if we can fill them up! The Green Gals will be at the Miami County Fair this year on Monday from 12:00-1:00 pm and Tuesday from 5:00-6:00 pm in the conservation barn. We would love to meet you, and like always we will have fun things to do! Wednesday is Kids’ Day at the Miami County Fair starting at 10:00 am. See you there!
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