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Ridena nearby carousel to celebrate the ancient activity of whirlingnround-and-round! The earliest known depiction of a carousel datesnback to a carving made around the year 500, within the Byzantinencivilization. In that bas-relief, riders were pictured in basketsnsuspended from a central pole.
Ridena nearby carousel to celebrate the ancient activity of whirlingnround-and-round! The earliest known depiction of a carousel datesnback to a carving made around the year 500, within the Byzantinencivilization. In that bas-relief, riders were pictured in basketsnsuspended from a central pole.n
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During the Middle Ages, cavalryn(soldiers who fight on horseback) did some training on wooden horsesnsuspended from arms that branch from a central pole. The trainingndevise was called a carousel, which comes from the Spanish word forn“little battle.”
During the Middle Ages, cavalryn(soldiers who fight on horseback) did some training on wooden horsesnsuspended from arms that branch from a central pole. The trainingndevise was called a carousel, which comes from the Spanish word forn“little battle.”
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| This is what a flying carousel looks like today. Notice: no horses! |
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nnInnthe early 1600s, a traveller described in writing a carousel pleasurenride he saw in the Ottoman Empire (in what is now Bulgaria), and bynthe early 1700s, these kinds of carousels were being built at fairsnand gatherings in many places in central Europe and England.Thesenearly carousels had no platforms—the animals would hang on poles ornchains and would fly out from the centrifugal force as the carouselnturned. Also, early carousels were powered by people or animalsnpulling ropes and walking in circles, or by people turning a crank.nLater, of course, steam engines and eventually electricity powerednthe rides.
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nMorencarousel fun…
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nHere,n here, here, and here are some cool carousel creatures to print outn and color. And here is an entire carousel to color.
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nHeren is an online jigsaw of some carousel horses. (Notice that you cann change how difficult the puzzle is by clicking “Change Cut” onn the left side of the screen.)
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- In love this “Stained-Glass” coloring book, drawn by Christyn Shaffer.
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- Designn your own carousel. What kinds of animals would you use? Would theyn go up and down? What colors would you use for the platform, poles,n and canopy? Would there decorations and lights? Draw and label an picture of your design.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nConstitution Day in Puerto Rico
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nYalong Cultural Festival in Tibet
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