50 Festivals To Blow Your Mind by Lonely Planet

50 Festivals To Blow Your Mind by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781787010376
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2017-07-24T16:00:00+00:00


Carnevale, Venice, Italy

www.carnevale.venezia.it;

late January to early February.

Old-world, masked elegance.

Aside from dapper gondoliers cruising the city’s canals, there are few images as iconic to Italy’s water-circled city as the masked partygoers at the world-famous Venice Carnevale. Officially recognised as a festival from the Renaissance period, Carnevale was a licence to indulge in heedless pleasure, with masks to protect participant’s identities. However, when all this licentiousness became too much, the King of Austria outlawed the festival and it was only in the 20th century that Venetians brought the party back..



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