Calgary Stampede

This morning I went to watch Calgary Stampede Show with my classmates. Though I have been in Calgary for one and half year, I did not go to watch the show last year because I needed to work in the morning. Fortunately, this time I did not need to work until afternoon so I had time to watch show. After the show, I had a feeling: it was not so exciting as my expectation, and unexpectedly it made me so tired. Actually, it was not bad; or I should say that it definitely could be considered to be a great show but just not wonderful enough as my expectation. The Calgary Stampede is one of the largest festivals in Canada, which has a ninety-five history so far. Originally, a stampede means a group of animal gets impulsed and runs around without direction. In the past if this phenomena appears in a farm, farmers which were called cowboy before may attempt to turn moving herds to run in cycle so that they would not destroy everything. Then, this activity turned into a competition: a cowboy-looked man tries to stop an impulsed animal, which usually is cow. Today, people consider the animals-strolling show as the a Stampede festival that is held in Calgary every year on July. Also, in Calgary there is not only the show for celebrating, but also a Stampede Park for us to visit. Unfortunately, I have never gone there. In my opinion, I think it may be just a common recreational park with some cowboys and horses. At the end, what I only want to mention is that despite the Stampede is great, at least we should take one chance to join this royal celebration.