Venice is house to one of many world’s best-loved carnivals.
Venice, the Italian queen of carnival cities, will host 18 days of Carnevale this yr, with occasions going down alongside the town’s canals and throughout its bridges and squares from 27 January till 13 February 2024.
Artisans within the lagoon metropolis are busy making ready masks and floats for the annual Carnevale di Venezia whose theme this yr is Advert Oriente and is devoted to Marco Polo on the 700th anniversary of his loss of life.
Costumed guests can look ahead to water parades, allegorical floats, masked balls and evening parades, with a spectacular procession alongside the Grand Canal opening this yr’s pageant formally on 28 January.
One other conventional occasion, the Festa delle Marie pageant, will probably be held on 3 February with a luxurious parade from Piero di Castello that may attain St Mark’s Sq. the place probably the most lovely of the 12 “Marias” will probably be topped on 13 February.
“We’re staging a tremendous journey’ – stated the creative director Massimo Checchetto – “We are going to face the journey of a younger Marco Polo who, earlier than leaving, goals, sees, has the fears of a younger boy and interprets this journey with the creativeness of a person from the Center Ages”.
Dal 27 gennaio al 13 febbraio eventi diffusi in campi, piazze, calli e strade della città con l’Arsenale ancora protagonista di un grande scenografico spettacolo sull’acqua e il ritorno delle parate dei carri mascherati in Terraferma e nelle Isole. Grazie a Massimo Checchetto,… pic.twitter.com/6N3wiTZ3uV
— Luigi Brugnaro (@LuigiBrugnaro) January 10, 2024
In a submit on social media on Wednesday, Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro paid tribute to all these concerned within the organisation of the Carnevale di Venezia, an occasion “awaited all through the world”.
Historical past and origins of Venice Carnival
The Carnevale di Venezia dates again to the 14th century, possibly earlier, and over the centuries the occasion was regularly forbidden below varied rulers.
The trendy model of the Venice Carnival, as we all know it immediately, has taken place for the previous 100 years.
Carnival ends annually the day earlier than Ash Wednesday which signifies the start of Lent, historically a interval of fasting and abstinence main as much as Easter.
For 2024 programme particulars see Carnevale di Venezia official web site. Photograph credit score: Kefca / Shutterstock.com.
