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The West Country Carnival is an annual celebration featuring a parade of illuminated floats (termed "carts" locally). The celebration dates back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The series of parades in each town now form a major regional festival. The event's purpose, as it has always been from the start, is to raise thousands of pounds for local charities from money collection carts in the two hour procession.