Venice Carnival Bashny.Net

The Italian Venice lasts two weeks traditional carnival, which will be completed in the spring, the fourth of March. It was at Fat Tuesday will be the last event and starts a 40-day fast.

The history of the carnival thing of the past. Historians call the end of the XI-th century, as the period of first mention. However, then the mask was not an inherent part of the carnival. Modern form of the event was about to acquire XIV-th century. Over time, the carnival was gone again and was revived only in 1979. Preparations for the holiday lasts for several months now and the key role they play is the mask. Here are a few striking images from the legendary Venice.