Umbrella facts for kids
An umbrella is a hand tool that is used to stop rain from falling on a person. It is also used to make shade and protect people from sunlight. An umbrella made for protection from the sunlight is called a parasol. And a plastic umbrella is cheap but it is fragile.
Images for kids
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Relief of the Persian king Xerxes I (485-465 BC) at Persepolis
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A Terracotta Army carriage with an umbrella securely fixed to the side, from Qin Shihuang's tomb, c. 210 BC
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Marchesa Elena Grimaldi, by Anthonis van Dyck, 1623
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A parasol depicted in Morning Walk, by John Singer Sargent (1888)
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Collapsed umbrellas in a temple in Japan
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Testing a Senz storm umbrella in Rotterdam, using a high-powered fan
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Grand Procession of the Doge of Venice (16th century)
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Ethiopian Orthodox clergymen lead a procession in celebration of Saint Michael. The priests carry ornately covered Tabota around the church's exterior, assisted by deacons holding liturgical umbrellas.
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A painting of Chancellor Pierre Séguier with a parasol hoisted above his head, by Charles Le Brun, 1670
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Japanese girl jumps from Kiyomizu-dera, Suzuki Harunobu, 1750
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Umbrellas, 1883
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Woman with a parasol, by Édouard Manet, 1881
See also
In Spanish: Paraguas para niños