Carnevale here I come: tale of a Venetian Frittelle Marathon!!!
- 01.30.11
- All about Venice, Travel, Venice Carnival, frittelle, rizzardini, san toma, santo stefano, tonolo
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Venetian Frittelle Marathon!!! I have been writing about the Venice Carnival, its history, the masks and about typical Carnival cakes so much, that in the end I kind of worked out a massive craving for the all lot. So last Friday, with the help of an American gourmet connoisseur friend who lives in Venice, [...]
THE FLIGHT OF THE ANGEL – VENICE CARNIVAL
IL VOLO DELL’ANGELO – THE FLIGHT OF THE ANGEL Sunday, February 27, 12:00 in Piazza San Marco HISTORY OF THE EVENT Image via Wikipedia The Carnival 2001 marked a return to the tradition of eighteenth-century carnivals re-staging, after centuries, the Angel’s Flight, as it used to be at the times of the Republic of [...]
Festa delle Marie – Venice Carnival
FEAST OF MARIE Major event on the calendar of the Venice Carnival! Image via Wikipedia On Saturday, February 26, starting from 14:00 from San Pietro di Castello, arrival in Piazza San Marco at about 16.00 On Tuesday, March 8, from 15:30 departure of the water procession from San Giacomo dell’Orio and arrival at 17.00 in [...]
The Carnival of Venice and the Theatre
Image via Wikipedia You cannot mention the Carnival of Venice without talking about all the shows and the theatres.The theatre season in Venice was the richest in Europe, thanks to the many theatres in town, often owned by noble families. Venice was one of the few cities in Europe to own a substantial number of [...]
The Venice Carnival and the history of its masks
- 01.14.11
- All about Venice, Events, casino, masks, Venice Carnival
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Venetian History on the use of masks Masks are the quintessential icon of the Venice Carnival, but since when the Venetian have been using masks to disguise themselves?Let’s find out!In order to limit the relentless moral decline of Venice, Venice on several occasions has legislated on Carnival and has regulated the use of masks and [...]
The Carnival of Venice
- 01.11.11
- All about Venice, Events, The History of Venice, Venice Carnival, Ash Wednesday, Carniva, Carnival Masks, Carnival Of Venice, Carnival Period, Carnival Venice, Catholic Tradition, Christian Tradition, Distinctive Feature, Falier, Golden Masks, Hierarchical Society, Impulse Control, Official Document, Public Entertainment, Public Holiday, Public Parades, Republic Of Venice, Social Tensions, Venice Carnival
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Image via Wikipedia The Carnival is a festival that is celebrated in countries of Christian tradition (especially those of Catholic tradition). The celebrations are often held in public parades in which playful and imaginative elements dominate and, in particular, the distinctive feature of the carnival is the use of masks.One of the most popular etymologies [...]
