The Carnivale de Venezia (Carnival Of Venice) commences today! From the 4th to the 21st of February all of Venice will be in celebration of the city’s historic culture and revelry. Parties, parades, games, food, entertainment and the popular masked balls are held throughout the event which conveniently ends before Ash Wednesday.
• A little history
In 1162 the Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrich Il Von Treven, sought to subjugate Venice to German control. However the Venetian Republic fought back and were victorious in maintaining their freedom. They celebrated with a little festival in San Marco Square. Afterwards The Venice Carnival became a popular and yearly celebration, especially during the Renaissance and into the 18th century.
Overtime, the Carnival was becoming too wild and dangerous and in 1797 the Carnival was outlawed by Francis II, the Holy Roman Emperor and the Emperor of Austria. So extreme was his ban against the Carnival, that even masks were forbidden. In 1979, the Carnival of Venice was brought back as a celebration of Venice’s history and culture.
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| Medico della peste (the plague doctor) |
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