CARNVAL OF VENICEThe Venice's Carnival is one of the most famous carnivals around the world.
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The carnival became a public festivity in 1296, but its origins are even older.
For the following centuries, the carnival consisted in several weeks of festivity and fun in the whole city, during which people could indulge in music, dances and parties, barely working.
Wearing masks and costumes made it possible for people to hide any differences of class or status.
The carnival became internationally famous and prestigious in the 18th century.
For the following centuries, the carnival consisted in several weeks of festivity and fun in the whole city, during which people could indulge in music, dances and parties, barely working.
Wearing masks and costumes made it possible for people to hide any differences of class or status.
The carnival became internationally famous and prestigious in the 18th century.
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Carnival always begins with the flight of the angel from the campanile a bell tower over st.Mark´s Square.
The art expressed in masks.