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The Toro Jubilo annually occurs in Medinaceli, in which crowds of participants taunt a bull with balls of burning tar or turpentine (called "pitch") attached to its horns. Medinaceli is home to the only three-gated Roman arch in Spain, built in the 1st-3rd centuries AD. The arch is used as Spain Historic site symbol throughout the country.
Nowadays the festival lasts for approximately eleven days, starting on Saturday, a week before Shrove Sunday, when only traditional carnival costumes form a procession on the streets of Ptuj and when the Prince of the Carnival is bestowed the honour of ruling the town during the carnival period.
The McCranie family worked in the turpentine industry prior to 1900 and continued for generations. [2] : 23 This turpentine still was built in 1936, based on designs and methods from earlier eras. [2] : 23–24 It was operated by three McCranie brothers. It ceased operation in 1942 when the two elder McCranie brothers went to war.
Syncarpia glomulifera. (Sm.) Nied. Synonyms. Syncarpia laurifolia Ten. Syncarpia glomulifera, commonly known as the turpentine tree, or yanderra, [1] is a tree of the family Myrtaceae native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia, which can reach 60 metres (200 feet) in height. It generally grows on heavier soils.
coughing. low blood pressure. blood in your urine. In severe cases, turpentine oil may be fatal if consumed in doses of 0.5–5 ounces (15–150 mL) or more (2). Older research indicates that ...
Turpentine (which is also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthine, terebenthene, terebinthine and, colloquially, turps) [2] is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines. Principally used as a specialized solvent, it is also a source of material for organic syntheses.
Camphine was the British trade name of a 19th-century lamp fuel made from purified spirits of turpentine. Generally prepared by distilling turpentine with quicklime, [1] it gave off a brilliant light. It was burned in chimney lamps that produced a strong draft to prevent smoking. [2] Invented in 1838, it was a popular domestic lamp fuel until ...
Dry fruit of Pistacia terebinthus (MHNT collection). Aphid Forda formicaria galls on the leaflets.. Pistacia terebinthus also called the terebinth / ˈ t ɛ r ə ˌ b ɪ n θ / and the turpentine tree, is a deciduous shrub species of the genus Pistacia, native to the Mediterranean region from the western regions of Morocco and Portugal to Greece and western and southeastern Turkey.