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A traveling carnival ( US English ), usually simply called a carnival , is an amusement show that may be made up ___MASK26___ amusement rides , food vendors , merchandise vendors , games ___MASK26___ chance and skill , thrill acts , and animal acts . A traveling carnival is not set up at a permanent location , like an amusement park , but is moved from place to place . Its roots are similar to the 19th century circus with both being set up in open fields near or in town and moving to a new location after a period ___MASK26___ ___MASK80___ . Unlike traditional carnival celebrations , the North American traveling carnival is not tied to a religious observance . ___MASK34___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK34___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK34___ is the ___MASK77___ populous member state of the ___MASK62___ . After the United States , it is the second ___MASK77___ popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK34___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . The Fairy Tale ___MASK32___ (" Sprookjesbos " in Dutch ) is a wooded section ___MASK26___ the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands , where a number ___MASK26___ well - known fairy tales and fairy tale figures are depicted by animated statues and buildings . ___MASK77___ ___MASK26___ the figures are inspired by the Brothers Grimm , Hans Christian Andersen , and Charles Perrault . History . Concept and building . The Fairy Tale ___MASK32___ was founded on the work ___MASK26___ R . J . Th . van der Heijden , Peter Reijnders and Anton Pieck . Van der Heijden conceived ___MASK26___ the idea in the 1950s to boost tourism . He asked his brother - in - law Peter Reijnders , a filmmaker and amateur inventor from Eindhoven , to recreate a fairy tale theme park Reijnders built . Reijnders chose artist Anton Pieck , whose visual style had been inspired by Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac , to add the artistic elements . Ton ___MASK81___ de Ven ( January 1 , 1944  September 16 , 2015 ) was a Dutch industrial designer . He is best known as the creative director at the Efteling theme park . A fairy tale is a type ___MASK26___ short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters , such as dwarves , elves , fairies , giants , gnomes , goblins , mermaids , trolls , unicorns , or witches , and usually magic or enchantments . Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends ( which generally involve belief in the veracity ___MASK26___ the events described ) and explicitly moral tales , including beast fables . The term is mainly used for stories with origins in European tradition and , at least in recent centuries , mostly relates to children ' s literature . The Brothers Grimm (' or '), Jacob ( 1785  1863 ) and Wilhelm Grimm ( 1786  1859 ), were German academics , philologists , cultural researchers , lexicographers and authors who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century . They were among the ___MASK5___ - known storytellers ___MASK26___ folk tales , and popularized stories such as " Cinderella " (""), " The Frog ___MASK59___ " (""), " The Goose - Girl " (" Die Gänsemagd "), " Hansel and Gretel " (""), " Rapunzel ", " Rumpelstiltskin " ("")," Sleeping Beauty " (""), and " Snow White " (""). Their first collection ___MASK26___ folk tales , " Children ' s and Household Tales " ("), was published in 1812 . Edmund Dulac ( born ___MASK25___ Dulac ; October 22 , 1882  May 25 , 1953 ) was a French - born , British naturalised magazine illustrator , book illustrator and stamp designer . Born in Toulouse he studied law but later turned to the study of art the École des Beaux - Arts . He moved to ___MASK18___ early in the 20th century and in 1905 received his first commission to illustrate the novels of the Brontë Sisters . During World War I , Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children ' s book market shrank he turned to magazine illustrations among other ventures . He designed banknotes during World War II and postage stamps , ___MASK77___ notably those that heralded the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II ' s reign . ___MASK16___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK26___ ___MASK16___ , is a sovereign state in Western ___MASK14___ bordered by ___MASK92___ , the Netherlands , ___MASK34___ , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area ___MASK26___ and has a population ___MASK26___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin ___MASK14___ , ___MASK16___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK26___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK26___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK26___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering ___MASK34___ . The ___MASK67___ is the main constituent country ___MASK26___ the Kingdom ___MASK26___ the ___MASK67___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western ___MASK14___ with three island territories in the ___MASK65___ . The European part ___MASK26___ the ___MASK67___ borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The largest cities in the ___MASK67___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat ___MASK26___ government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole ___MASK26___ the country ___MASK26___ the ___MASK67___ . The Haunted Castle ( Dutch : Spookslot ) is a haunted attraction in the amusement park Efteling in the ___MASK67___ . It was designed by Ton ___MASK81___ de Ven and was the first attraction built outside the Fairy Tale Forest . The United ___MASK41___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European ___MASK36___ , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its ___MASK2___ and the Celtic Sea to its ___MASK2___ - ___MASK2___ - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK62___ . ___MASK19___ ( or "< nowiki >'</ nowiki > s - Gravenhage " ) is a city located in the western coast of the Netherlands , and the capital city of the province of South Holland . A fair ( archaic : faire or fayre ) is a gathering ___MASK26___ people for a variety ___MASK26___ entertainment or commercial activities . It is normally ___MASK26___ the essence ___MASK26___ a fair that it is temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks . Hans Christian Andersen ( often referred to in ___MASK22___ as H . C . Andersen ; ( 2 April 1805  4 August 1875 ) was a Danish author . Although a prolific writer ___MASK26___ plays , travelogues , novels , and poems , Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales . Andersen ' s popularity is not limited to children ; his stories , called in Danish , express themes that transcend age and nationality . A travelling funfair , often simply called a fair , is a small to medium - sized travelling show primarily composed ___MASK26___ stalls and other amusements . The ___MASK65___ ( or ) is a region that consists ___MASK26___ the ___MASK65___ Sea , its islands ( some surrounded by the ___MASK65___ Sea and some bordering both the ___MASK65___ Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean ) and the surrounding coasts . The region is southeast ___MASK26___ the Gulf ___MASK26___ Mexico and the North American mainland , east ___MASK26___ Central America , and north ___MASK26___ South America . ___MASK68___ is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands , originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender streams . The Gender was dammed short of the city centre in the 1950s and the Dommel still runs through the city . The city has a population of 223 , 220 in January 2015 , making it the fifth - largest municipality of the Netherlands and the largest in the province of North Brabant . Kaatsheuvel is a village in the Dutch province ___MASK26___ North Brabant , situated along highways N261 and N628 . With a population ___MASK26___ roughly 16 , 600 , it is the largest village in and the capital ___MASK26___ the municipality ___MASK26___ ___MASK24___ , which also consists ___MASK26___ the villages ___MASK26___ De Moer and ___MASK24___ . As Kaatsheuvel is a municipality capital , it had a town hall located in the town ___MASK9___ . The town hall was torn down in 2010 as part ___MASK26___ an ambitious plan to build a lively ___MASK85___ ___MASK9___ . Currently the ___MASK85___ ___MASK9___ is being built , working title " Bruisend Dorpshart " ( Sparkling Village ' s Heart ). Kaatsheuvel is ( internationally ) well known for the Efteling theme park and a gateway to National Park Loonse en Drunense Duinen . ___MASK99___ is a city in the Netherlands , located in South Holland , within the ___MASK29___  ___MASK50___  Scheldt river delta at the North Sea . Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety . In 1340 ___MASK99___ was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre . Nowadays it is home to Europe ' s largest port and has a population of 633 , 471 ( city proper ), ranking second in the Netherlands . The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1 . 4 million people and the ___MASK99___ ___MASK19___ Metropolitan Area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world . ___MASK99___ is part of the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population of 7 , 100 , 000 . Tourism is travel for pleasure ; also the theory and practice ___MASK26___ touring , the business ___MASK26___ attracting , accommodating , and entertaining tourists , and the business ___MASK26___ operating tours . Tourism may be international , or within the traveller ' s country . The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally , in terms which go " beyond the common perception ___MASK26___ tourism as being limited to holiday activity only ", as people " traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure , business and other purposes ". Petrus Lambertus Wilhelmus ( Peter ) Reijnders ( July 24 , 1900  1974 ) was a Dutch photographer , film director and inventor . He is ___MASK5___ known for his crucial role in founding the theme park Efteling . An amusement park ( sometimes referred to as a funfair ) or theme park is a group ___MASK26___ entertainment attractions , rides , and other events in a location for the enjoyment ___MASK26___ large numbers ___MASK26___ people . Amusement parks have a fixed location , as opposed to travelling funfairs and traveling carnivals , and are more elaborate than simple city parks or playgrounds , usually providing attractions meant to cater specifically to certain age groups , as well as some that are aimed towards all ages . Theme parks , a specific type ___MASK26___ amusement park , are usually much more intricately themed to a certain subject or group ___MASK26___ subjects than normal amusement parks . A legend is a narrative ___MASK26___ human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and demonstrating human values , and which possesses certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude . Legend , for its active and passive participants , includes no happenings that are outside the realm ___MASK26___ " possibility ", but may include miracles . Legends may be transformed over ___MASK80___ , in order to keep them fresh and vital , and realistic . Many legends operate within the realm ___MASK26___ uncertainty , never being entirely believed by the participants , but also never being resolutely doubted . Folklore is the body ___MASK26___ expressive culture shared by a particular group ___MASK26___ people ; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture , subculture or group . These include oral traditions such as tales , proverbs and jokes . They include material culture , ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group . Folklore also includes customary lore , the forms and rituals ___MASK26___ celebrations like Christmas and weddings , folk dances and initiation rites . Each one ___MASK26___ these , either singly or in combination , is considered a folklore artifact . Just as essential as the form , folklore also encompasses the transmission ___MASK26___ these artifacts from one region to another or from one generation to the next . For folklore is not taught in a formal school curriculum or studied in the fine arts . Instead these traditions are passed along informally from one individual to another either through verbal instruction or demonstration . The academic study ___MASK26___ folklore is called folkloristics . In modern politics and history , a parliament is a legislative , elected body ___MASK26___ government . Generally a modern parliament has three functions : representing the electorate , making laws , and overseeing the government (" i . e .", hearings , inquiries ). ___MASK70___ is the capital and ___MASK77___ populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands , although it is not the seat of the government , which is ___MASK19___ . ___MASK70___ has a population of 847 , 176 within the city proper , 1 , 343 , 647 in the urban area , and 2 , 431 , 000 in the ___MASK70___ metropolitan area . The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country . The metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad , one of the larger conurbations in Europe , with a population of approximately 7 million . The Kingdom ___MASK26___ the Netherlands , commonly known as the Netherlands , is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in western ___MASK14___ and in the ___MASK65___ . Western ___MASK14___ , also ___MASK1___ ___MASK14___ , is the region comprising the western part of the European continent . There may be differences between the geopolitical and purely geographic definitions of the term . Charles Perrault ( 12 January 1628  16 May 1703 ) was a French author and member ___MASK26___ the Académie Française . He laid the foundations for a new literary genre , the fairy tale , with his works derived from pre - existing folk tales . The best known ___MASK26___ his tales include " Le Petit Chaperon Rouge " (" Little Red Riding Hood "), " Cendrillon " (" Cinderella "), " Le Chat Botté " (" Puss in Boots "), " La Belle au bois Dormant " (" The Sleeping Beauty "), and " Barbe Bleue " (" Bluebeard "). Some ___MASK26___ Perrault ' s versions ___MASK26___ old stories have influenced the German versions published by the Brothers Grimm more than 100 years later . The stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to opera , ballet ( such as Tchaikovsky ' s " The Sleeping Beauty "), theatre , and film . Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th - century French literary scene , and was the leader ___MASK26___ the Modern faction during the Quarrel ___MASK26___ the Ancients and the Moderns . A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - sovereign or formerly sovereign political division , or a geographic region associated with sets ___MASK26___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK26___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK26___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK26___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK26___ legal jurisdiction . Entertainment is a form ___MASK26___ activity that holds the attention and interest ___MASK26___ an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one ___MASK26___ the activities or events that have developed over thousands ___MASK26___ years specifically for the purpose ___MASK26___ keeping an audience ' s attention . Although people ' s attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , ___MASK77___ forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , drama , dance , and different kinds ___MASK26___ performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over ___MASK80___ became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array ___MASK26___ pre - recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type ___MASK26___ party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . Efteling is a fantasy - themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel in the ___MASK67___ . The attractions are based on elements from ancient myths and legends , fairy tales , fables , and folklore . Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe , often but not always without any locations , events , or people from the real world . ___MASK77___ fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element , theme , or setting . Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds . Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes , respectively , though there is a great ___MASK6___ of overlap between the three , all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction . ___MASK49___ is the capital and ___MASK77___ populous city in the Dutch province of ___MASK49___ . It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation and is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands with a population of in . The ___MASK60___ Sea is a marginal sea ___MASK26___ the ___MASK97___ located between Great Britain , Scandinavia , ___MASK34___ , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . An epeiric ( or " shelf ") sea on the European continental shelf , it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north . It is more than long and wide , with an area ___MASK26___ around . ___MASK37___ is a region and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands . The name " ___MASK37___ " is also frequently used to informally refer to the whole of the country of the Netherlands . This usage is commonly accepted in other countries , and not entirely uncommon among the Dutch themselves , though some in the Netherlands and particularly in other regions of the country may find it undesirable , misleading or insulting .