The word "umbrella" is derived from the Latin umbra meaning “shade”, and for centuries it was used principally as protection from the sun rather than the rain. Umbrellas were used in ancient Egypt, Assyria, Persia, China, India, Greece and Rome. They were seen as status symbols, and in the same way that sophisticated citizens would […]
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