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C a r n e v a l e. 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.

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C a r n e v a l e

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  1. Carnevale

  2. La Storia diCarnevale • 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. 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.

  6. La cosa più importante…La Maschera di Carnevale! • Venice’s 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. Maschere from the “Commedia dell’arte” Pantalone Arlecchino Colombina Capitano Brighella

  12. Le Maschere di Venezia e Viareggio • http://www.fotopedia.com/albums/0dc4c049-c716-4ac9-8524-a6473b81fd7f/entries/acc2bd5e-fa6d-4991-9e0e-f3d86c2f9ec3

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