WarmingUpCarnivalofVenice In the Christian calendar, Lent is a period of fastingand seriousness leading up to Easter.More
Carnival of Venice • In the Christian calendar, Lent is a period of fasting and seriousness leading up to Easter. Warming Up
WarmingUpThe days before the time of Lent are a last chance tohave fun and Carnival (the word meaning “goodbye,meat") developed into a wild festival with manytraditions, such as processions, eating rich fooddancing and reversing the usual social order, e.g. abeggar might be king of the day and a boy mightreplace the head of a school. In Venice, people worelong cloaks and masks during Carnival so that theycould not be recognized while doing usually forbiddenthings. This continues today but mainly as a touristattraction. Carnival is especially strong in SouthAmerica. In Brazil people spend months preparingtheir costumes and dances.End
The days before the time of Lent are a last chance to have fun and Carnival (the word meaning “goodbye, meat”) developed into a wild festival with many traditions, such as processions, eating rich food, dancing and reversing the usual social order, e.g. a beggar might be king of the day and a boy might replace the head of a school. In Venice, people wore long cloaks and masks during Carnival so that they could not be recognized while doing usually forbidden things. This continues today but mainly as a tourist attraction. Carnival is especially strong in South America. In Brazil people spend months preparing their costumes and dances. Warming Up
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