Sunday, August 19, 2012

History of Magic

With magic illusions, tricks, spells, ceremonies are usually done for entertainment. It is a supernatural force that makes it impossible seems to be happening.
"A look back"

In ancient Egypt, there was a magician named Dedi who played in front of a crowd, where the beheading of two birds, cattle and. The rebuilt eventually heads of these three animals.

For this reason, the Egyptian magicians were considered the first recorded in history.

As the popularity of magic developed, offered tricks involving cups to the public. Then, playing cards, dice and silver added to a pile of magic tricks on.

Later, he invented the ancient Greek magicians involving tricks the human body. Has developed something where plunge a dagger in his arms artist without the wounded and appear in public places.

The cradle of ancient Chinese civilization also the way of charm. And "loops linking" is one of the first things invented ever. To begin with, a number of workshops connectivity. Rings are made of solid metal and the illusion is that they end up losing.

"Magicians famous

One of the greatest magicians of all time is Harry Houdini. It started as a trapeze artist in the late 1800s, and became famous for his magical powers.

He was the "escape artist" who bonded with the same or locks the ropes, and I finally got away.

Spanish, Italian, magicians Britain, France and the Americans themselves are magic regained popularity in the 1920s.

"He believed a woman in half '

In 1921, the world witnessed the first magician saw a woman in half. British Persie performance Tibbles cut through the box containing his wife assistant. After the tour, appeared unharmed.

This trick has become even more complicated when he was an assistant women's "work" with his hands and his head and feet clear to the public. The Assistant sawed in half with a chainsaw, and was then without a scratch on his head.

"Access to a wide audience"

Before that, processors are made in theaters were open to the public where it was providing food and drink, but was implemented tricks
No cost provided by the viewers.

From the mid 1900s they opened the doors of magicians to be "professional artists" by viewers require public to pay to watch magic shows.

In the 1950s, invented the TV so magicians have reached a wide audience broader than that.

During 70s, Siegfried and Roy revival of interest in magic tricks from large animals disappear. David Copperfield is also a major player in the field of magicians who have made great entertainment for the spectators.

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