Venice Carnival
Italian masquerade celebration
Venice Carnival is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, in the weeks leading up to Lent.
Famous for elaborate masks and costumes, the celebration transforms the city into a theatrical spectacle of masked balls, parades, and street performances.
The tradition dates to medieval times, when masks allowed Venetians to mingle across social classes.
We're going to Venice Carnival this year.
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- masksFace-covering disguises
- plague doctorEpidemic-treating masked physician
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- costume paradeMarch of disguised participants
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Service honoring the dead
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Formal introduction to society
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Christian fasting season
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