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Texas Renaissance Festival: welcome to the past

Added: 01/03/2006

Everytime you read classics you make a wonderful trip to mysterious worlds and ancient epochs along with its heroes. Renaissance Festivals offer you to visit XVI century spending no time and money on books. When planning this trip, you can take your family and friends with you to enjoy all the beauty of the past centuries in a pleasant company of the closest people.

The time machine is not invented yet, but you don't need it actually. Renaissance Festivals give you a remarkable chance to see the history with your own eyes. You will not be disappointed if decide to become a part of the like event. When at the festival, you will dip into the atmosphere of knights and their beautiful ladies, of lords and dragons. You will feel as if you might make miracles, your soul inflated with feelings. So, if you want to try it yourself visit Texas Renaissance Festival. It is to know that Texas Renaissance Festival usually takes place at October-November period and does not cost very much: on paying from 9 to 20 US Dollars you'll get a chance to enter a special Festival village. The Festival holidays are held only at weekends, but even this short course of time is quite enough to leave good impressions of XVI century in your memory. Texas Renaissance Festival consists of several seasons called Eight Themed Weekends. The place of the Festival is one of the largest nation's themed parks. Each weekend is different and shows various sides of the ancient people's life. Thus, the theme 'Jour de l'amour' glorifies the beauty of love, its eternity. One more theme is '1001 dreams', which can realize all your secret imaginings. Wizards, elves, and fairies will walk with you in the streets of the fable village this weekend. This is a great chance for you and your children to get to a beautiful fairy-tale. Texas Renaissance Festival normally opens at 9 a.m. and finishes with the fireworks, which mean the end of this wonderful event. Renaissance Festivals give you a perfect chance to show your skills in food-making and try tasty dishes cooked by the best chefs of the USA. Another festival dedicated to XVI century events takes place in Ohio. Held in August and October, Ohio Renaissance Festival enjoys great popularity. The entry ticket price varies from 8 to 15 US Dollars. The occasion differs from other festivals with special events such as Robin Hood Show, The Children's Knighting Ceremony, and some others. When at this Festival, you may partake in the village activities, walk along the old streets accompanied by nobles, and support your favorite knight with loud shouts during the tournaments. Imagine yourself roaming about the lanes full of strolling courtiers, musicians and dancers, breathing the air, which brings a specific fine odor of XVI century food. All these details may in reality form the most unforgettable moments of your life. Everyone can find a lot of entertainment facilities to his own taste in the Festival village; still, most people usually choose the knight tournaments, where fights frequently purpose to defend the dignity of a lady and the honor of a sovereign. The occasions like Texas and Ohio Renaissance Festivals also give you a chance to experience a fascinating and unusual wedding ceremony. Girls can become princesses or beautiful noble ladies, and boys may turn into princelings or knights. What can be more romantic than a wedding in the Renaissance style! It will be a real adventure, and you will surely get much pleasure and a store of memories to share with your friends. If truth be told, people are fond of such festivals, as merry events the participants are involved in divert from everyday rut and release from home chores. If you like history and want to spend pastime with delight go to Renaissance Festival, and you will realize that dreams may come true. Renaissance Festival invites you to join its happy family!


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