World Exhibitions and Fairs


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World Exhibitions and Fairs
	Fairs and exhibitions are the celebrations of exuberance of life. World exhibitions and fairs are the fęte of joy and beauty. World exhibitions and fairs celebrate different facets of life like art, business or commerce. Fairs and exhibitions are vivacious expressions of cultures and emotions. World trade and fairs are the places where cultural life flows with emotions intermingle. Different fairs and exhibitions in the world have different aims. An exhibition can be defined as displays of certain things pertaining to the theme of the exhibition. A fair is a is an event where people gather and there are display of goods and other things. Often animals parade in the fair and animals are displayed. The environment is filled with fun and the ambience is of carnival. In fairs different types of activities are entertained.
Exhibitions and fairs of the world can be of different types. Fairs and exhibitions can be of different types like pastoral, agricultural and commercial. The trade fairs are places to display machineries in the market. Different exhibitions and fairs are known by different names like fete, carnival fete or agricultural show. The word fair is derived from the word “fayre”, meaning gathering for food and drink. There are different fairgrounds in different countries. Some fairgrounds are dedicated to particular fairs for long. Fairs and exhibitions are also held in private gardens, town squares and streets. Fairs are held centering on some particular event, whereas exhibitions are held to celebrate themes. Fairs can be held revolving round occasions like birthday of a town or Christmas. Exhibitions are held to celebrate themes like artefacts of 17th century of paintings of Van Gogh. The history of fair dates back to the Greek and Roman era. In the classical era fairs were holidays. In fairs the traders sell their wares. Some fairs were free and others had tolls. In free fairs the traders and their wares were exempt from duties, servitudes, tolls and impositions. Commerce of Europe flourished with these fairs. Some of the popular fairs were: Banska Bystrica in Slovakia Zagreb Sweden in the Disting Havana in Cuba Veracruz in Mexico Portobelo in Panama Beauclaire in Languedoc Guibray in Normandy Lyon in France Riga in Latvia Some of the types of fairs are: Trade Fair: In a trade fair a specific industry or company demonstrate and showcase their product and services. Some of the major trade fairs held in 2007 are: Anuga in Colgne, Germany Salone del Mobile in FieraMilano in Milan, Italy Paris Air Show in Paris, France Nuremberg International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany Metalworking Tradeshow in Minsk, Belarus International Technical Fair in Plovdiv, Bulgaria International Show of Agriculture in Paris, France Other types of fairs are: Auto Fair Agricultural Show Street fair State Fair and other fairs. The world exhibitions and fairs take you to a different world of enjoyment.