I-Mermaids-isiqingatha sabantu, isiqingatha seentlanzi-ziye zavela kwihlabathi liphela kwizithethe ezahlukileyo zentsomi: iGrisi yakudala & iiapos; ii-sireni, i-Scheherazade & apos; ibali likaDjullanar uLwandle-ntombazana, iSkotland kunye neepos, iiSelkies, Thailand & Apos; s Suvannamaccha, diaspora zaseAfrika & iiapos Mami Wata, Indonesia & Apos; Nyai Roro Kidul, Brazil & apos; Iara, Salkic rusalki, kunye noHans Christian Andersen Namhlanje, ii-mermaids (kulungile-abantu abanxibe iimpahla ezimdaka) zifumaneka kwi-United States iphela, ukusuka kwindawo ezinomtsalane ecaleni kwendlela ukuya kwiminyhadala eyaziwayo.

1. IFlorida kunye neepos Imithombo ka-Weeki Wachee yenye yezona ndawo indala ezinomtsalane ecaleni kwendlela kurhulumente — ikhaya leholo yemidlalo engaphantsi kwamanzi kwaye, ukusukela ngo-1947, ibonisa imiboniso ye-mermaid. Ngo-2008, yaba yipaki yelizwe.

2. IFlorida iyazithanda ngokucacileyo ii-mermaids zayo: i-Fort Lauderdale kunye ne-apos; s bar mermaid, Inqanawa , ibikho ukusukela ngo-1950. Ngee-aquariums zeefestile kunye ne-lot-lot-yeelanteni ezinde zohlobo lweenqanawa kunye nokuhonjiswa ngeentambo, ibar inomdlalo we-mermaid odlalwa rhoqo ngolwesiHlanu nangoMgqibelo ngokuhlwa.

3. Iincumisi ze I-Ripley kunye neapos; s Aquarium EMyrtle Beach, SC, uqubha qho ngeempelaveki eRay Bay, phakathi kwecownose, ukhozi olunamachaphaza, kunye nemitha yelanga yomzantsi. Sikhe sathetha ngookrebe? Kukwakho nookrebe — iibhontsi kunye nengwe.

4. ENew York, iConey Island & apos; IParade yeMermaid Inika ababukeli ithuba lonyaka lokubona ubunjani bazo zonke iimilo kunye nobukhulu kumhlaba owomileyo. IMermaid Parade ibhiyozele ukuqala kwehlobo (yenzeka ngoMgqibelo kufutshane kakhulu nexesha lonyaka) ukusukela ngo-1983, kodwa ibuyela eConey Island & apos; storied, kunye ne-carnivalesque, eyadlulayo.

5. Unxweme oluseMpuma alunalo ilungelo lokuzimela bodwa. I-Las Vegas kunye neapos; s Isilivere yeKhasino bonisa ii-mermaids kwi-117,000-gallon aquarium yabo, ekwalikhaya leentlanzi ezingaphezu kwama-4,000. Iindwendwe eziqinisekisiweyo zeScuba zinokude zibophe iqhina kwitanki — ungalibali ukuzisa eyona merman.

6. I-Denver kunye neeapos zasedowntown Aquarium Indawo yokutyela ibamba imiboniso phantsi kwamanzi ngenxa yegumbi labo lokutyela, apho ii-mermaids zidada ziye emculweni kwaye zifundise abaphulaphuli babo izifundo ezibalulekileyo ngendalo. I-Aquarium ikwaqhayisa ngaphezulu kwe-500 yeentlobo ezibonisiweyo kwisigidi seelitha zamanzi-kwaye kukho iiapos ezininzi kunokubona nje kunee-mermaids.

7. ISacramento kunye neeapos Ibha yokuntywila ithatha igama layo ngokungathí sina. Akukho mngxuma wokusela utywala, lo mngxunya wokuntywila unamanzi angama-7 500 eelitha ngaphezulu kwebhari apho abaxhasi banokufumana khona ii-mermaids (kunye no-merman) qubha lonke ixesha elonwabisayo. Imisila yabo yayiyilelwe indawo leyo 'nguMertailor.'

8. Kwabo merfan bafuna ukusebenzisana, iSan Diego kunye neapos s siren School Iikampu ezingenampahla zeMermaid Inkqubo yeentsuku ezimbini eLong Beach, eCalifornia, ethembisa abathathi-nxaxheba ngamava amafi. Yiza nomsila wakho!

9. Inkqubo ye Abalawuli baseNew Orleans liqela elihambayo elihamba ngeempahla zokunxiba zonke iiMardi Gras. Eyasungulwa ngo-2010, iqela labadlali abangaphezu kwe-145 kunye nabaxhasi babonisa izikali zabo kunyaka wonke kwimikhosi kunye nemicimbi yokunceda.

10. KwiiGreat Falls, eMontana, i-Sip & apos; n I-Dip Tiki Lounge uqhayisa ngemibono engaphantsi kwamanzi echibini lehotele-inxenye yayo ibotshelelwe ukudada kuphela. Nkqu noDarryl Hannah uthathe idiphu. Ngokuhlwa kubonisa uLwesibini ukuya ngoMgqibelo.