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What was the Catherine wheel originally used for?
It was originally named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who was condemned to be tortured on a wheel and died in the year 307.
Who used the Catherine wheel?
everyone
What is the spike wheel that Saint Catherine broke?
Ths spiked wheel was an instrument or torture used by the Romans. Learn more about Catherine of Alexandris at the link below.
What things are named after Catherine of Alexandria?
St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai, Mount St. Catherine in Egypt, and the Catherine Wheel firework are named after Catherine of Alexandria. She is also the patron saint of scholars, philosophers, and preachers.
What has a Catherine wheel or rocket?
Fireworks have catherine wheels and rockets.
What is the other name for fairground wheel?
Catherine Wheel
What is a Catherine wheel and a rocket?
Pyrotechnics
What is the legend of the catherine wheel?
She died
What does Catherine wheeling mean?
It refers to a "breaking wheel", a torture device used for capital punishment in the Middle Ages and early modern times for public execution by bludgeoning to death. Legend has it that St Catherine of Alexandria was sentenced to be executed on one of these devices, which thereafter became known as the Catherine wheel.
How was the name Catherine originally spelled?
Katherine
A Catherine wheel or a rocket is one?
Firework
What is Catherine wheel or a rocket?
A "Catherine wheel" is a pinwheeling fireworks display, so both it and some rockets are types of fireworks. Other than that, they are totally dissimilar.
