Tongshu calendar: Where does the modern circus come from?

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This illustration comes from the "Book of Circus" published in 1890, depicting the scene of a circus in the circus.

The English word "Circus" comes from the word Latin "Circle", referring to a circular open -air arena. According to legend, the circus originated from the Glace Fighter in the ancient Roman era. In the earliest Olympic competition, it was an entertainment project between each competition. The reason why it is called "circus" is because the earliest performance of the main character was a horse. People ride on the arena with one -foot ride on two to entertain the audience without saddles. Later, other animal performances appeared.

On the stage, the king of the beasts and the forest hegemony accompanied the music drilling rings and stood by the music. Riding a single car like a obedient kitten and laughed on the stage. This seems to be a common scene of the circus animal performance. I don't know how terrible these animals behind them were. To domesticate a elephant, stabbed into the soft ears of the elephant with a sharp hook, leaving scars. Use shackles to lock the thick elephant legs of the elephant to control the elephant action. Use a whip with a stabbing whip to let the elephant obey the command.

The nature of animals is running and avoiding fire, so that animals must rely on very cruel means. Therefore, more and more countries have begun to formulate the use of circus animals, such as Greece and Cyprus forbid all animals from participating in circus performances.

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