Vincenzo Girasoli
Living the Carnival
To live the Carnival is an experience we should all live at least once in our lives. There are various events that punctuate the festivities such as the “Angel’s flight”: a female professional acrobat dressed up as an angel is launched from the Bell Tower toward the Clock Tower. Venetians believe that the kind of flight could represent either a good omen or not. In the past, this ceremony was known as “Dove’s flight” and a dove-shaped pinata would slide from the aforementioned buildings. Before this fundamental rite, lots of parties, parades, juggling shows, plays and concerts take place in every corner of the city for the entire Carnival week, you’ll meet masks and costumes in every street, on every bridge, on the gondolas sliding along the canals. It will be impossible to resist the joyous atmosphere. A fantastic firework show is the final event: the thunderous booming and the vivid colors illuminating Venice’s night sky perfectly sum up the soul of this one-thousand- year-old tradition, don’t you agree?
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