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Here's the painstaking, 2-week process that goes into making masks for the Carnival of Venice

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Carnival in Venice Italy | Carnival 2019 | Costume Contest

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Venice Carnival - Masks Parade

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Description: The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival, held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christan celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. It was first held in Venice in the 12th century and consisted of over two months of revelry, until it fell into decline during the 18th century after it was outlawed by Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. It was revived in 1979 with great success and nowadays it is a great excuse to don a mask and costume, parade around the city, enjoy the live music in the main squares of th ... (more)

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