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аллен гинсберг,
аудирование,
вивьен вествуд,
джек керуак,
диалог,
егэ,
задания,
керлинг,
кокурс,
советы,
субкультура,
текст,
чтение,
actress,
america,
australia,
azriela jaffe,
book,
britain,
celebrity,
cinema,
england,
english,
food,
hippies,
history,
holidays,
interview,
language,
life,
london,
lyrics,
movies,
oscar,
oxford,
political correctness,
positive thinking,
punishment,
queen,
russia,
singer,
song,
sports,
star,
thanksgiving day,
the von bondies,
the white stripes,
usa,
video,
world war ii
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The origin of the name “Carnival” is unclear, but there are several theories. One suggestion is that the name comes from the Italian carne, or carnovale. Others claim that it comes from the Latin words caro (meat) and vale (farewell), hence “farewell to meat”. Yet another theory states that it originates from the Latin carrus navalis, which was some kind of Greek cart carrying a statue of the god Apollo in a religious procession at the annual festivities in his honour.
Two of my oldest and best friends, George and Truus, live in Geleen, which is a small town in the province of Limburg in the southern part of the Netherlands. The word ‘Netherlands’ means ‘low lands’ and, together with Belgium and Luxembourg, this part of Europe is sometimes referred to as ‘the Low Countries’ as they are literally low lying, ie most parts are not far above sea level. 
Tell us, please, about the purpose of your visit the Netherlands?