Carnevale

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Carnevale
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La Storia di Carnevale

• This crazy festival can trace its roots back to
  the Roman Saturnalia. Saturnalia was a festival
  held in mid-December to honor the god Saturn,
  with feasting, gift giving and role reversal.
• Catholics found a way of incorporating this
  festival in their own year.

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Che cosa significa Carnevale?

• In Latin, Carnevale is broken down to carne and
  vale or farewell to meat.
• Carnevale was the last and final party time as
  winter headed towards spring and it began the
  long Lenten season which is filled with fasting
  and abstinence.

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Quando è Carnevale?

• Carnevale varies in length.
• It begins with the feast of the Epiphany and
  always ends on Shrove Tuesday, also known in
  Italian as Martedì Grasso or more commonly known
  in French as Mardi Gras.
• Martedì Grasso is the day before Ash Wednesday,
  the first day of Lent.
• Lent lasts 40 days and on the first Sunday after
  the first full moon after the winter equinox many
  Christians celebrate, Easter, also known as
  Pasqua (Italiano).

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Chi festeggia Carnevale?

• Though Carnevale has its roots in ancient Italy,
  many cities around the world celebrate this
  festival. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and New Orleans,
  Louisiana are amongst the most famous. In Italy,
  however, some of the most popular Carnevale
  festivals are held in Venezia and Viareggio.

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La cosa più importanteLa Maschera di Carnevale!

• Venices nobility, in the Middle Ages and
  Renaissance, had a long tradition of wearing
  masks while behaving in questionable activities
  such as gambling, drinking and romantic
  rendezvous. Their activities were so outrageous
  that a law was passed to restrict the wearing of
  masks during certain times of year. Carnevale
  was one of them.

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Le Maschere di Carnevale

• Masks were also worn by the lower classes so they
  can fit in with nobility during these times.
  Masks were a great equalizer.

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Maschere di Carnevale

• One of the most common masked images of Venice
  and Carnivale is the Bautta. This mask is very
  popular because it permits eating, drinking and
  kissing while disguising the features.

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Maschere di Carnevale

• The Moretta is another traditional mask worn only
  by women. It is a black oval mask that is held
  by a button clenched between the teeth of the
  wearer.

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Altre Maschere

• This mask is known as the Plague Doctor, El
  Medico dea Peaste. His costume served several
  functions during the time of the black plague.

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Maschere from the Commedia dellarte
Pantalone
Arlecchino
Colombina
Capitano
Brighella
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Le Maschere di Venezia e Viareggio

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