Tell me, is there a circus in your city? I'm sure the inhabitants of big cities will answer "yes". You can treat the circus in different ways - some people like to go there, others not so much. But
circus has many secrets that can interest even those who are not very fond of being in this place. Would you like to get acquainted with them? Well, let's get started...
The arena has a diameter of 13 meters - always
This is a clearly fixed size to which all arenas in the world adhere. It all started in the 18th century, when Englishman
Philippe Astley did some calculations and found out that 13 meters is ideal for rooms with
horses. It makes it much easier for them to run around in circles because they are at a certain angle, which prevents them from falling or tripping.
Who invented clowning
But this was not the only merit of Philip Astley. For example, he is the originator of such a genre as
clowning. It is known that it started with Philip looking for people who had never been in the saddle and had absolutely no idea how to handle a horse. Once found, he asked them to get on the horse, and of course, all the people behaved clumsily, fell down, and the audience began to loudly
laugh.
Why clowns have red noses
Back to Astley and the first
clowns. It turns out that in addition to the fact that he picked up inexperienced riders, the advantage became also if the person was drunk, because in such a state clumsiness is aggravated. And as everyone knows, the hallmark of the drunk - a red nose. That's how this clown tradition appeared.
13 is a lucky number
13 is the most favorite number for any circus performer, because it also makes up the number 13. Not only that, one of the circuses in Moscow is located in the thirteenth building, and there are exactly 13 rows in the parterre.
How not to overshoot success
All circus performers have such an omen: do not eat seeds under any circumstances. Even the audience is asked not to eat them before and during the performance. The whole point is that circus performers are sure that this is the way to cheek
luck.