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ThurtenE Carnival is the oldest and largest student-run carnival in the United States of America.〔Swiss, Zach. ("Cornell, Vanderbilt host similar spring weekend celebrations" ). ''The Dartmouth'', May 19, 2006.〕 Founded in 1908,〔 it is held annually in the spring at Washington University in St. Louis and is organized by ThurtenE Honorary, formerly a secret society. Student organizations build temporary structures in the seven or so days preceding the weekend of the event, known as "lot week" and put on theatrical productions, sell food, and or offer games out of them during the weekend of the carnival. At the end of the carnival awards are given to student group's structures for best construction, best production, best food, best game booth, most environmentally friendly, most money raised for charity, and best participation. ==References== *Westhoff, Ben (2004) "(Accounting to Thurtene )" ''Riverfront Times'', *Schoenherr, Neil (2005) "(Dream Big at annual Thurtene Carnival )" ''Record'' *Schoenherr, Neil (2004) "(Thurtene Carnival expected to draw more than 120,000 )" ''Record'' *Georges, Cynthia (2008) "(Thurtene Carnival to 'create the wonder' April 12-13 )" ''Record'' *WUTV 22 (2007) "Thurtene: The Carnival and the Controversy" () () () *Vermillion, Allecia "The Play's The Thing at Washington U's Thurtene Carnival" ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' April 14, 2000 pg C1 *Asim, Jabari "Thurtene: A Consistent Winner" ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' April 18, 1996 Pg. 47 *Freeman, Darren "Thurtene Festival Draws Tens of Thousands over The Weekend" ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' April 23, 2001 Pg. E3 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thurtene Carnival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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