The Carnival

Its origins are very ancient: the first evidence dates back to a document of 1094, which speaks of public entertainment and in which the word “Carnival” is mentioned for the first time. During this period, all the inhabitants of Venice dress up in costumes and masks, except those who dress “normal person who works,” making the damper and not accepting the kisses of the Marilyn Monroe of the moment .. but the spirit of Carnival survives! There are traditional masks, the ones that are on the cards, which are made of paper mache and cover the entire face or just the eyes: these masks are usually combined with traditional costumes of 1700, very colorful and shiny. But the most fun part of the festival is to see the inventions of the guys on the street: men – cow, the White Rabbit running screaming “it’s too late!”, Farmers and Vikings who greet the soldiers of the Empire. All greet each other, laugh, make compliments for ideas and of course: eat and drink!
For information about the Carnival of 2013, click here.