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Carnival: The Venice Carnival
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  • Written by viddra on Dec 24, 2005
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    • The Carnival celebrations officially begin on 17 January.

    Venetian craftsmen developed their characteristic forms of carnival mask, and today these remain 1 of the principal symbols of the city.

    People who wear masks over their faces no longer belong to the everyday world, but are symbolically shifted to a different, spiritual world, returning only when the mask is removed.

    Until the mask reveals their face, they live in the underworld through a personal transformation and regeneration.

    It's symbolic that the carnival's celebrated in winter, when life itself is to be found underground, renewing itself for spring.

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    Festivals: The Historical Regatta
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    • Nobody can say for sure when and why the 1st regatta was held, but in the 13th and 14th centuries the race had become customary.

    As is still the case today (4 September), the race was preceded by a procession of all kinds of boats, all decked out and bearing symbolic images. After the parade, the races began. Originally the boats were divided into categories according to the number of rowers (once even 20 or 50), but now there are only 2 per boat.

    The route to be covered in the least possible time goes from the Motta to Castello and Santa Chiara on the Grand Canal and back to the Ca' Foscari where a floating pavilion marks the finish line.

    The winning team's awarded with a banner while a piglet's jokingly 'conferred' on the loser.

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