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Venice Carnival, Annual Masks Festival in Italy

Named Carnival of Venice or Venice Carnival, the event is an annual festival in Venice, Italy. Festival which takes place from February 11 - 28, 2017 was identical to the mask festival party. As reported by the Telegraph page, the entire local community dressed in the style of 18th-century Venice and unique masks to cover the face. from the afternoon until the evening, their ceaseless dance and walk around the city to perform the Venice carnival tradition. Venice Carnival History That said, the history of convening this unique festival began when the Serenissima Repubblica managed to win the battle against the Patriarch of Aquileia , Ulrico in Treven in 1163. As a celebration, people start dancing and hanging out at the San Marco Square . The activity then becomes a tradition performed each year in the Renaissance period. In the 17th century, the Venice carnival became a way of shaping the image of Venice in the eyes of the world. The 18th century, the Venice carnival