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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 spectacles.
St. Joseph, colloquially known as St. Joe, is a city and the county seat of Berrien County, Michigan. It was incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1891. [4] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,856. [5] It lies on the shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, about 90 miles (140 km) east-northeast of ...
According to legend, the Carnival of Venice began after the military victory of the Venetian Republic over the Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrich II von Treven, in the year 1162. In honour of this victory, the people started to dance and gather in St Mark's Square. Apparently, this festival started in that period and became official during the Renaissance. [3] In the 17th century, the Baroque ...
The Charlevoix Venetian Festival takes place from July 16-23; featuring live music, athletic tournaments and two nights of fireworks.
The Venetian Festival painting is an original piece of artwork hand-picked to be emblazoned on event t-shirts and brochures and auctioned off to the highest bidder, raising funds for next year’s ...
Every year, "fudgies" (as Michigan locals refer to tourists) descend on the town of Charlevoix, Michigan for the Venetian Festival.
The Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival in Aruba is an outdoor festival featuring local and international jazz musicians. [6] The festival presents local and international bands and artists over a two-day event in October.
The Feast of Saint Mark ( Italian: Festa di san Marco ), also known as the rosebud festival ( Venetian: festa del bócoło ), is a festival in Venice held on 25 April celebrating Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark. On this day, men traditionally give a single rosebud to the women they love.