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Fiesta San Antonio : ウィキペディア英語版 | Fiesta San Antonio
"Fiesta San Antonio" (or simply "Fiesta") is a spring festival in San Antonio, Texas, USA, held annually since the late 19th century. The festival began as a single event to honor the memory of the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. Fiesta is the city's biggest festival, with an economic impact of $284 million for the city. More than three million people take part, in more than 100 events that take place all over the city and beyond.〔http://www.fiesta-sa.org〕 ==History== The festival began in 1891, when local women decorated carriages, baby buggies and bicycles with live flowers, met in front of the Alamo, and threw the blossoms at one another.〔 That was the first Battle of Flowers Parade, which later became an annual event. Soon other activities were added to the flower parade, including balls, parties and a carnival. The celebration's name changed over the years from Carnival to Spring Carnival to Fiesta San Jacinto and, in 1960, to Fiesta San Antonio.〔http://www.battleofflowers.org/about-us/history.asp〕 The Battle of Flowers Parade Association began crowning a Carnival Queen in 1895.〔Mrs. Willard E. Simpson, Jr., (Fiesta San Antonio ), Handbook of Texas Online, accessed February 09, 2012. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.〕 In 1909 local businessman John Carrington established The Order of the Alamo with the purpose of crowning a queen, a princess and 24 duchesses, 12 from San Antonio and 12 from out of town. Coronations of local "royalty", a carnival and other activities became the forerunners of today's fiesta.〔
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