Tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world flocked to Venice (Italy) to participate in the Carnival festival, immersing themselves in the crowds dressed in splendid and colorful costumes.
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Carnival is a two-week street festival that typically takes place before the start of the 40 days of Lent. The name is believed to derive from the medieval Latin “carnem levare” or “carnelevarium,” meaning to remove flesh. (Source: EPA) |
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This year, the Carnival is taking place with many events held in many localities in Italy and Venice is considered the "capital" of the festival. People from all over the world flock to Venice, choosing for themselves the most colorful and eye-catching costumes and accompanying them with handmade masks of the people here. (Source: Reuters) |
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The streets are filled with the beauty of traditional 18th century costumes and full-face or half-face masks. (Source: Reuters) |
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This year, the Venice Carnival 2025 takes place from February 14 to March 4, with the highlight being the parade on the Grand Canal in Venice. (Source: Reuters) |
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More than 20,000 people attended the opening night of the love-themed Carnival held in Venice's famous Piazza San Marco. (Source: X/@Venice_Carnival) |
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During the festival, all of Venice is alive with music and color, making this beautiful city more vibrant and bustling with crowds of people dressed in costumes. (Source: Reuters) |
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Throughout the city's streets, docks, and St. Mark's Square, thousands of people are dressed in colorful and extravagant costumes in the style of a classic evening gown, with the highlight being masks, fur hats, and wigs. (Source: Reuters) |
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Masks are the most distinctive feature of the Venice Carnival, making social classes disappear, erasing age gaps, rich-poor boundaries, and gender. (Source: Reuters) |
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Usually, the masquerade mask is made of leather or papier-mâché using traditional techniques. (Source: Reuters) |
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Today, masks are also made from plaster and gold leaf and are always hand-painted, with decorative details such as feathers and gemstones. (Source: Reuters) |
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The Carnival of Venice, which aims to revive lost history and culture, is a chance for people to escape their everyday lives and become someone else. (Source: Reuters) |
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This festival is also an opportunity for people to meet, have fun, perform music, dance, review and praise the history of the formation of a peaceful, prosperous country, a fair and stable society as well as encourage the patriotic spirit of each citizen. (Source: Reuters) |
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The annual carnival is a cultural highlight of Venice, the city of canals. (Source: Reuters) |
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Festival participants can transform into or see characters that can only be found in fairy tales or in history, or become people that are not themselves. (Source: Reuters) |
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The first Venice Carnival was held in 1296. After a long hiatus, it was revived in 1980 and has been held annually since before the Covid-19 pandemic. (Source: Reuters) |
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In 2021, the festival was canceled, and in 2020, the event was open to locals only. In 2022, the Venice city government canceled the “Flying Angel” performance that opened the festival and the parade. All festival activities will return to normal in 2023. (Source: Reuters) |
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There is no main theme throughout the years, but each spring has a different theme, but the common goal is to honor the beauty of Italian culture and be a joyful and bustling place for people to enjoy the refreshing atmosphere of the beginning of the new year. (Source: Reuters) |
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2025 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Casanova, the Italian explorer. (Source: Reuters) |
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The talented explorer Giacomo Casanova, born in 1725, was famous for his adventurous life, profound intellect and deep love of art and beauty. (Source: Reuters) |
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Therefore, this year's festival has the theme "Il Tempo di Casanova" (roughly translated: "The Age of Casanova"), this special edition honors Giacomo Casan - one of Venice's most iconic figures. (Source: Reuters) |
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