Money-making fountains
All nations are in the habit of tossing coins into fountains and wish-wells or any approximation thereof. For some travelers it’s just an opportunity to return back to this particular holiday spot, for others it’s a kind of deep-rooted custom of “drop a coin – make a wish” and for the others – an opportunity to distribute the raised income in reasonable frames. All nations throw pennies into the fountains which are well known for suchlike customs.
Perhaps one of the most famous coin-tossing fountains is the Trevi Fountain. They say that by tossing a coin over your shoulder with the back to the fountain, you will definitely come back to Rome (https://www.inlobby.com/r/rome-hotels.html). Previously the travellers tossed only one coin into the fountain, but the years changed the tradition, and nowadays tourists are in the habit of tossing three coins, one – for eventual return to Rome, the other – for a new love, and the next one – for a marriage. Believe it or not, the tradition speaks for itself. Just everything depends strongly on how much you believe in superstitions, favor traditions, as well as on your purse. The Trevi Fountain already has years of coin-tossing history; too many attractions and sightseeing places in Rome are also associated with the Trevi. One may stumble upon several hotels, boutiques, titled in its honor, like a 3-star hotel, located just in the vicinity of the fountain, Trevi Hotel (https://www.inlobby.com/r/trevi-hotel.html).
Just for the first half of 2012 more than half mlns euros were tossed into the fountain. The money gets counted and donated to charity. This deems to be a hope and an inspiration for the travelers to return to Rome, while the needy nurse a hope for a food.
Only for the last year the church and the department in charge collected an estimated 940.000 euros from the fountain. Some people are used to exaggerate or alert coin-tossing custom, or else predetermine it as a kind of money-making business. However the local authorities stress, that the collected money is distributed among the needy in a reasonable way and appears to be a great source for them (hotels near the Trevi Fountain https://www.inlobby.com/r/quattro-hotel.html, https://www.inlobby.com/r/city-apartments.html, https://www.inlobby.com/r/erdarelli-hotel.html).
The custom of throwing pennies into the fountains is practiced not only in Rome, but also in Las Vegas, which fountains are also well-known for coin-tossing. The visitors of the city of lights purely seek their good luck and success (https://www.inlobby.com/r/las-vegas.html). The fountain of Caesars Palace Hotel, for example, annually provides an estimated $10,000 into the piggy bank. The money again gets collected and distributed to charities. Namely, during the recent years, the collected money was donated to the Simon Youth foundation which in its turn grants scholarships to children. Thrown pennies are fished out from the bottom in a specially designed cleaning machine.
Besides, travelers also toss coins into Las Vegas MGM Resorts fountains and statue-form features, wells. The fountains are drained on a regular basis and all the collected pennies, coins, nickels again are donated to charity. For example, Bellagio complex has granted $12,000 to Habitat for Humanity foundation. Each year this sum is distributed among unprofitable organizations, which file petitions for grants.
By the way, the portion of coins which are tossed into fountains but cannot be cleansed, are blackened or else are not the monetary unit of any country, are passed to reserve authorities.
Coins are also tossed into the fountains in certain French, Canadian, and British cities.
