The Vernon County Fair will be holding its 155th annual fair this year. The fair is the last fair of the season in our area and as far as I can remember it has rained on more years than the sun has shined. For me the fair started out as a exciting fun packed thrill seeking Saturday afternoon event riding rides, playing games and looking at the livestock barns. Two years later at the age of 6 I was enrolled in 4-H club and was showing at my first fair show. Each year until I graduated from High School the fair was a seasonal celebration and ritual for my family. I have to admit that I loved going to the fair and showing my horse in the halter class, however it also took much hard work and effort and I was so busy with studies and extra-curricular ac
The Fair experience for me is a “Rites of Season Ritual” since the fair is a symbol for the community that school is back in session, the first home football game is also that same Friday night and it shows us that Fall is here. Samples of the local crops are harvest to be shown at the fair, which is an indication that winter is on the way. The Fair experience for me is also a “Rites of Spectacle Ritual” since the main appeal on surface is also entertainment (p.382)
tivities that fair time always snuck up on me and two days before show time I was quickly grooming my horse and practicing for the show, however this was the ritual that my family came to accept. The fair starts Wednesday at noon and runs through Sunday until 4:00p.m. Since I would show my horse, du
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