The Venice Carnival

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on this occasion, I would like to introduce you to all, about the beautiful carnival tradition in Venice - a luxury party for 2 weeks, traditionally held every year in February.

Popular rumors treated the origin of the term "carnival / carnival" from the combination of the word "carne vai / meat away," based on a purely religious ritual. But starting in the XVIII-XIX century, this ritual gradually turned into rampant and truly non-religious entertainment for 3 to 14 days, as happened in Venice.

The Venice Carnival is one of the three most significant carnivals in Italy, along with the first grand masquerade procession in Tuscany. It began with a series of carnivals across the country, and it happened along the coastline of Viareggio using a large mobile platform, very reminiscent of the famous Brazilian carnival, and the largest carnival event - up to 350-400 thousand participants.

In Venice in the Middle Ages, the performance of this carnival looked like this, as depicted in the old carving:

And the most significant other carnival from Italy is a historical orange battle in Ivrea in the province of Turin (2 posts were written about it separately), when in a real medieval battle town with oranges played and played, which turned into colorful holiday celebrations and universal brotherhood of those who struggle at night warriors for a good glass of Piedmont wine.

Venetian carnival stands alone, usually thematic, the theme is determined officially and in advance. For years, the theme of the Venetian carnival was the cinema, in particular, the cinema of F. Felini and L. Visconti.

After all, the Lido Venice island is the place for traditional and prestigious international film festivals, where 4 domestic tapes are marked with the main prize "Golden Lion" ("Ivanovo Childhood" by A. Tarkovsky, "Urga-Territory of Love" by N. Mikhalkov , "Faust" by A. Sokurov, "Restore" A. Zvjagintsev), many other prizes and prestigious awards.

The Venice Carnival is dedicated to several impressive events or specific parts of the world / country, it lasts more than 2 weeks, and the same thematic performances are held in many places where the participating character costumes are currently tightly guarded in carnival themes.

And at night, no less fancy costume balls with expensive entrance fees (up to 400 euros) are set in the magnificent Venetian palace. It is very beautiful and expensive to live luxury because you cannot forbid it :)

According to historians at the beginning of the second century, the first colorful carnivals took place at the conclusion of the agreement between the Republic of Venice and Byzantium in 1094, where Venice had real benefits in trading for itself.

Compared to medieval traditions on holiday in December on Christmas Eve, now holiday dates are shifted to February with clear references to post and Easter. But given the unstable winter climate in Venice, Carnival is sometimes covered in snow storms and floods, even "high water" due to strong winds in the lagoon, water cut-off on the Grand Canal-washing important parts of Venice, but not often , Fortunately.

But that happened, seeing these "live" photos.

Carnival masks (at Venetian bauta / bauta) and luxury clothing in Venetian conditions are prerequisites and attributes for attending celebrations, as if graduating.

However, if in ancient Rome at the beginning of the carnival tradition, masks were the same for all and therefore faceless, then in Venetian masks and their production were popular and highly profitable crafts (some super-original masks were outside the scale).

The whole city doesn't count many craft shops, workshops and shops that sell it.

In making colorful costumes and colorful fantasy masks, priority characters are famous Italian comedy characters - above all, Harlequin, Columbine, Pierrot, Malvina and Pantalone, and other extraordinary characters.

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