CAROSELLO,
CAROSELLA,
CAROSELLI
ORIGIN OF THE NAME:
From
a brand of wheat . . . to a medieval tournament . . . to a merry-go-round
. . . to a wild party-in-the-streets.
In
ancient times, carosello had usage to designate a premium
brand of wheat grown in what is now the Abruzzo and Molise Regions
of the Italian peninsula (remote wheat growing areas that remained
very feudal until even 100 years ago). In the Italian language, Caro
and Cara mean of a high price, dear, or
beloved.
The guess is that after the Fall harvest,
these wheat farmers would open their lands to sponsor tournaments
—
so carosello came to be used as a nickname for a kind of
tournament. As Rome expanded and spread its romance language, the
Italian word garosello became also a Spanish word carosella
(both meaning “little war” or “tournament”).
In the 1100s, the word found usage by the crusaders to describe a
game played by Turkish and Arabian horsemen. The crusaders brought
the game back to Europe, where it developed into a pageantry-filled
medieval jousting tournament. A highlight of the carrousel
(French version of the word) was the ring-tilt, in which Knights,
on horseback and in all their regalia, would attempt to spear suspended
rings at full gallop (aka: tilt--“at full force”).
The first real “merry-go-round” carousel
(Anglicized version of the word) was built around
1680 as a circular training device for the ring-tilt event. And, later
evolved to a amusement ride for children attending the tournaments
–– where the kids would ride on wooden horses and reach
out to grab for the ring, just like the Knights did.
Caroselli
(masculine plural noun usage of carosello) could be used
to describe a large multi-event tournament, or the clan as a whole.
In the Calabrese dialect it simply means money box (an obvious
offshoot of the tournament prize).
In Italy during the early days of television (1957-1977), caroselli
was used to describe a block of TV ads (by law, TV shows would run
w/o commercial interruption and the ads would run late at night) that
was interspersed by sketch comedy— these shows became immensely
popular. Of late, the word caroselli
has become infamous. It is now used to describe a crazy street
party where ‘cars go in circles’ —
exactly the kind of wild celebrations seen all over Italy after ITALIA
Azzurri Futbol (soccer) team won the World Cup in
2004. “The mayor has said that if Italy wins tonight he will
send out a battalion of police patrol cars to prevent citizens doing
the infamous caroselli,
ie. driving madly around in a flurry of flags and horns that brings
chaos to the entire city. ”
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Henry
M. Caroselli
Author
Manhattan Beach, CA
cultofthemouse.com |
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Marc
Caroselli
Call Your Son
Handyman Services
Novi, MI
Retired Mar. 2014
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Caroselli
Beachler
McTiernan & Conboy, LLC
Attorneys
Pittsburgh, PA
cbmclaw.com
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Marianne
Caroselli
Sculptor of Bronze
Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
mcaroselli.com |
Malisa
Caroselli
TV Producer
Culver City, CA
imdb.com
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Steve
Carell
(original family name
was Car[os]ell[i])
Actor, Producer,
Comedian, and Writer
imdb.com
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Trish Caroselli
(also credited as:
Trish Caroselli Rintels)
Associate Producer,
Feature Films
imdb.com
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Henry
Caroselli
Rodster Street Rods
dba: Caroselli Design
El Segundo, CA
rodster.com
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M.
Caroselli
Painter
See her work at:
art.com
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Joseph
Caroselli
CEO (retired)
Idaho
Elks
Rehabilitation Hospital
Nampa, ID
idahoelksrehab.org |
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Henry J. Caroselli
(1922-1996)
U. S. Military Sercice page at:
fold3.com
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Patrick Livingstone
Magician
(great-grandnephew of
Magician and Vaudevillian
A. L. Caroselli, 1886-1950)
magicianunique.com
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A. L. Caroselli
(1886-1950)
Magician. Musician, Artist,
and Vaudevillian
Magicpedia
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Devon Courtney Caroselli
Attorney, Partner
ALLEN, ALLEN & CAROSELLI
aac-llp.com
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