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Event Information:
The
Carnival of Venice (Italian:
Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual
festival, held in Venice, Italy. The
Carnival starts around two weeks
before Ash Wednesday and ends on
Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Mardi
Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday.
Carnival started as a time for
celebration and expression
throughout the classes, as wearing
masks hid any form of identity
between social classes. During the
1970s, the Italian government
decided to bring back the history
and culture of Venice, and sought to
use the traditional Carnival as the
centerpiece of their efforts. Today,
approximately 30,000 visitors come
to Venice each day for Carnivals.
Masks
have always been a central feature
of the Venetian carnival;
traditionally people were allowed to
wear them between the festival of
Santo Stefano (St. Stephen's Day,
December 26) and the start of the
carnival season and midnight of
Shrove Tuesday. They have always
been around Venice. As masks were
also allowed Ascension and from
October 5 to Christmas, people could
spend a large proportion of the year
in disguise. Maskmakers (mascherari)
enjoyed a special position in
society, with their own laws and
their own guild.
Venetian masks can be made in
leather or with the original glass
technique. The original masks were
rather simple in design and
decoration and often had a symbolic
and practical function. Nowadays,
most of them are made with the
application of gesso and gold leaf
and are all hand-painted using
natural feathers and gems to
decorate.
Carnival Schedule:
11
February
(tutto il giorno) Parade for the
Best Masked Costume Contest of the
Carnival
(14:00 17:00) Marie Parade and
event in St. Mark Square
(16:00 18:00) Chocolate in costume
(19:00 23:00) Opening of the
Carnival Festival
(20:30 01:30) Gala Dinner Ball "Al
Ridotto"
(20:30 03:00) Il Ballo del Doge
"The Best of
"
(21:00 01:00) Diner dansante
Minuetto
(21:00 02:00) The Serenissima
Grand Ball. Homage to Mozart with
the Opera Marriage of Figaro.
12 February
(tutto il giorno) Parade for the
Best Masked Costume Contest of the
Carnival
(11:00 13:00) Historical
re-enactments and costumes parade
(12:00 12:30) The Flight of the
Angel
(16:00 18:00) Chocolate in costume
(19:00 23:00) The night of the
Angel
(21:00 01:00) Diner dansante
Minuetto
(21:00 02:00) San Valentono Grand
Ball and Duetti DAmore. Dedicated
to the lovers feast.
13 February
(tutto il giorno) Parade for the
Best Masked Costume Contest of the
Carnival
(16:00 18:00) Cotillon: dance
lessons and hot chocolate
(19:00 23:00) Non-lovers party
14 February
(tutto il giorno) Parade for the
Best Masked Costume Contest of the
Carnival
(16:00 18:00) Chocolate in costume
(19:00 23:00) Lovers Party
(21:00 01:00) VENEZIA VENUSIA
15 February
(tutto il giorno) Parade for the
Best Masked Costume Contest of the
Carnival
(16:00 18:00) Cotillon: dance
lessons and hot chocolate
(19:00 23:00) The triumph of Food
and Love
16 February
(19:00 23:00) The night of the
Land of Plenty
(20:30 02:30) Tiepolo Ball
(21:00 02:00) La Dolce Vita Grand
Ball Homage to The Belle Epoque and
Burlesque.
17 February
(18:30 20:00) Concert, cocktail
and Art in the Museum of the 18th C.
(19:00 23:00) The Festival of
Fortune
(20:00 02:00) Opera and its
surroundings. Heroes and Heroines of
the "Bel Canto"
(21:00 01:00) Diner dansante
Minuetto
(21:00 02:00) Barocco Gran Ball.
Homage to Monteverdi, Vivaldi,
Scarlatti.
18 February
(15:15 18:30) Traditional parade
and concert to honour the CONSULAR
CORPS OF VENICE
(16:00 18:00) Cotillon: dance
lessons and hot chocolate
(19:00 19:00) GRAN CARNIVAL GALA
AT THE LUNA HOTEL BAGLIONI
(19:00 23:00) Along the Canals in
a Gondola with dinner at Antico
Pignolo
(19:00 23:00) Carnival Grand Ball
(20:30 01:30) Gala Dinner and Ball
"Al Ridotto"
(20:30 03:00) Il Ballo del Doge
"Queensessence"
(21:00 02:00) The Dogaressa Grand
Ball and the Three Tenors.
19 February
(16:00 18:00) Chocolate in costume
(19:00 23:00) Carnival Great
Concert
(20:00 02:00) Grand Gala Dinner on
behalf of PRO-RETT Research
(20:00 03:00) GRAN BALLO
MASCHERANDA Serenissima Venezia
(21:00 01:00) Diner dansante
Minuetto
(21:00 02:00) Homage to George
Bizet with opera Carmen.
20 February
(tutto il giorno) Parade for the
Best Masked Costume Contest of the
Carnival
(16:00 18:00) Cotillon: dance
lessons and hot chocolate
(19:00 23:00) Gondola tour and
dinner at Antico Pignolo Restaurant
(19:00 23:00) Life is Theatre
(21:00 23:00) The Armenians of
Goldoni
21 February
(tutto il giorno) Parade for the
Best Masked Costume Contest of the
Carnival
(19:00 23:00) Mardi Gras
(20:00 03:00) INTERNATIONAL END OF
CARNIVAL GRAND GALA AT PISANI
MORETTA
(20:30 01:30) Gala Dinner and Ball
Venezia Romantica
(21:00 02:00) Romantic Ball in
Venezia Romantica
(23:59 23:59) The silent water
parade
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