History Fair

village fair flemish artist gillis mostaert 1590



fairs can include exhibitions of animals, , before competitions, animals groomed owners



the horse fair, painting rosa bonheur (1852-1855)

the roman fairs holidays on there intermission of labour , pleadings. in roman provinces of judea , syria palaestina, jewish rabbis prohibited jews participating in fairs in towns because religious nature of fairs contravened prescribed practice of judaism.

in middle ages, many fairs developed temporary markets , important long-distance , international trade, wholesale traders travelled, many days, fairs sure meet needed buy or sell to. fairs tied special christian religious occasions, such saint s day of local church. stagshaw in england, documented have held annual fairs 1293 consisting of sales of animals. along main fair held on 4 july, city hosted smaller fairs throughout year specific types of animals sold, such 1 horses, 1 lambs, , 1 ewes.

the kumbh mela, held every twelve years, @ allahabad, haridwar, nashik, , ujjain 1 of largest fairs in india, more 60 million people gathered in january 2001, making largest gathering anywhere in world. kumbha means pitcher , mela means fair in sanskrit.

in united states, fairs draw in many 150 million people each summer. children s competitions @ american fair range breeding small animals robotics, whilst organization 4-h has become traditional association.