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Up to 3 million. The Carnival of Venice ( Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, famous throughout the world for its elaborate costumes and masks. The Carnival ends on Shrove Tuesday ( Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras ), which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday .
Venetian Festival is the name of a festival held in cities in Europe and North America. They are based on carnival, or carnevale, the period just before Lent, as celebrated in the 17th century in Venice, Italy. Venetian festivals re-create the fantasy of the earlier events with food, costumes, masks, music, theater, juggling and other ...
The Venice Biennale ( / ˌbiːɛˈnɑːleɪ, - li /; Italian: La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. [1] [2] [3] The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of its kind.
History of the Republic of Venice. The Republic of Venice in AD 1000. The republican territory is dark red, the borders in light red. The Republic of Venice ( Venetian: Repùbrega Vèneta; Italian: Repubblica di Venezia) was a sovereign state and maritime republic in Northeast Italy, which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and 1797.
Carnival in Italy. Carnival in Italy is a farewell party to eat, drink, and have fun before the limitations and solemnity of Lent. About a month before Ash Wednesday, Italians celebrate over many weekends with parades, masks, and confetti. The origins of this event may be traced to ancient Greece and Rome, when they worshipped Bacchus and Saturn.
Ludwigsburg Venetian Festival in Ludwigsburg, Germany. For three days in September, the streets fill with people dressed in decorative masks, capes, and gowns straight out of 18th-century Venice.
1400 – Michele Steno is elected Doge. 1404 – Venice extends its rule over Vicenza, Belluno, and Feltre. 1405 – Venice acquires Vicenza, Verona, Padua, and Este. 1409 – Ladislaus of Naples sells his "rights" on Dalmatia to the Republic of Venice for 100,000 ducats.
CHARLEVOIX — The 94th annual Charlevoix Venetian Festival will run this year from July 20-27.. With both national and local musical acts performing in three waterfront parks, a Kids' Day, a ...