The Carnival of Venice is truly an amazing event.
Last year my friends and I were lucky
enough to attend the festival and experience it ourselves.
The Carnival of Venice is an annual
festival, held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival starts 40 days before Easter and ends
on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Martedi Grasso), the day before Ash Wednesday.
The Carnival
started as a time for celebration and expression of obliteration of
bounds throughout the classes, as wearing masks hid any form of identity
between social classes. During the 1970s, the Italian government decided to
bring back the history and culture of Venice
Today, approximately 30,000 visitors come to Venice La Maschera piu bella".
We stayed in the
Antico Capon Hotel. It is a very friendly, family-run place situated on one of
the city’s most atmospheric squares, in the heart of the student district. We
had breakfast at one of the cafes on the square. Prices in this hotel are
hugely varied, so we booked our rooms in advance.
My friends and I
bought traditional carnival masks and we took part in the party which was
organized in our hotel by the owner. We met with many interesting people and,
participated in the contest of masks.
The owner of the
hotel organized a holiday supper with traditional Italian dishes which were
delicious and tasty. All people were in festive dresses and at the end of the
day we had a chance to see salute in celebration of the festival.
This party was fun
and entertaining. The memory of the happy music and the colorful costumes will
stay with me all my life. It was an occasion I’ll always remember and I hope I
will have the chance to go there again next year.
