Begging facts for kids
Begging means asking people for money, food, shelter or other things, when one is not able to give anything instead.
In larger cities, it is common to see beggars who ask for money, food, or other items. Typically, beggars often beg for spare change using coffee cups, mugs, small boxes, hats, or other items into which monies can be placed and sometimes display signs with messages such as "Help me. I'm homeless."
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Images for kids
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Beggar in the street, 2009
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Begging at traffic lights in Patras, Greece, 2010
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Beggar in Uppsala, Sweden, 2014
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Begging from visitors to a holy site, Sarnath, India, 2010
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A street beggar in India reaches into a car (Calcutta Kolkata)
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A mendicant outside ‘Kalkaji Mandir’ in Delhi, India
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A Buddhist monk begging in Japan.
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A kindness meter (below the red parking meter) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The meter accepts donations for charitable efforts as part of an official effort to discourage panhandling.
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"Please do not encourage the beggars", Sarahan, India
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A man holding a sign using humor for begging
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The Singing Beggars by Russian painter Ivan Yermenyov c. 1775
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In a 1786 James Gillray caricature, the plentiful money bags handed to King George III are contrasted with the beggar whose legs and arms were amputated, in the left corner
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Portrait of a Blind Beggar, Glamorganshire, George Orleans Delamotte, 1818
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"The Man with the Twisted Lip", illustrated by Sidney Paget 1891, a beggar playing a major role in a Sherlock Holmes adventure.
See also
In Spanish: Mendicidad para niños
