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  2. Trinidad and Tobago Carnival - Wikipedia

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    The carnival soon featured dancing by men and women in masks. During the mid- and late-1800s, the colonial government tried various ways to suppress Carnival and Carnival festivities. [ 26 ] These prohibitions resulted in civil disorder, including the Canboulay riots of 1881 and 1884.

  3. List of amusement rides - Wikipedia

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    Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This could be due to the design, having acrophobia, or from hearing about accidents involving rides that are similar. [1]

  4. Carnival - Wikipedia

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    Carnival in Rome, c. 1650 Rio's Carnival is the largest in the world according to Guinness World Records. [1]Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, [2] consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.

  5. Tilt-A-Whirl - Wikipedia

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    The ride consists of seven freely-spinning cars that hold three or four riders each, which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform. As the platform rotates, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, with the resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the revolving cars causing them to spin in different directions and at variable speeds.

  6. File:Henri-Julien-FĂ©lix Rousseau, French - Carnival Evening ...

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    The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States.

  7. Carnival Cruise Line - Wikipedia

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    Carnival Cruise Line is an international cruise line with headquarters in Doral, Florida.The company is a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc.Its logo is a funnel shaped like a whale's tail, with a red, white, and blue color scheme.

  8. Traveling carnival - Wikipedia

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    A traveling carnival (American English), usually simply called a carnival, travelling funfair or travelling show (British English), is an amusement show that may be made up of amusement rides, food vendors, merchandise vendors, games of chance and skill, thrill acts, and animal acts.

  9. High striker - Wikipedia

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    Instead of a hockey puck, the score is represented by lights that illuminate to show the strength of the hit. This version also vends out tickets. A high striker, also known as a strength tester, or strongman game, is an attraction used in funfairs, amusement parks, fundraisers, and carnivals. [1]