celery issue 105

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diff --git a/celery/events.py b/celery/events.py
index c15ba4e..ac37c7a 100644
--- a/celery/events.py
+++ b/celery/events.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from celery.messaging import EventPublisher, EventConsumer
 def create_event(type, fields):
     std = {"type": type,
            "timestamp": fields.get("timestamp") or time.time()}
-    return dict(fields, **std)
+    return str(dict(fields, **std))


 def Event(type, **fields):