Venice Carnival is on! The festive atmosphere is like a winter fire that ignites the enthusiasm of the entire island! People put on masks and put on fancy clothes, live in a self-release, bid farewell to the cold winter, and welcome the New Year.

It is one of the oldest and largest carnivals in the world today and is said to have originated from the ancient Shennong Festival. Crowds gathered in St Mark's Square to celebrate the glorious moment. The festival evolved into a showcase for the talents and skills of all sectors of society and became one of the important cultural symbols of Venice.

Carnival is held between the beginning of February and the beginning of March every year, and when winter turns to spring, people automatically gather together, singing and dancing to celebrate the beginning of the New Year's farming activities. It lasts about two weeks. There will be a variety of activities, including concerts, theatre performances, parades and public revelries. Venice Carnival is famous for its gorgeous masks and costumes, people wear a variety of exquisite costumes, wear gorgeous masks, show their personality and creativity.

In addition to the traditional carnival activities, the Venice Carnival also hosts a variety of exhibitions, performances and cultural exchange activities, attracting artists and cultural lovers from all over the world. The festival has become an important bridge between past and future, tradition and innovation, allowing people to better understand and appreciate the rich history and culture of Venice.

This year's 2024 carnival is even more cultural because it marks the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo's death. The parade featured a number of thematic elements related to Marco Polo. At the same time, this year's carnival also joined the Chinese New Year celebrations. Hundreds of colorful traditional boats sail along the Grand Canal from Punta de la Dogana to the Rialto Bridge, officially kicking off the Carnival celebrations in Venice!

This year, with the theme "Towards the East: The Miraculous Journey of Marco Polo" in honor of the great Venetian explorer, the carnival has kicked off with a water parade of numerous flower boats. It's not too late to go! The Carnival "highlights" are waiting for you online.

⏰ 2/8-2/13

✅ Carnival Street Show: from 11:00 to 19:00, more than 200 artists participated in the performance tour throughout the city!
✅ Water light show: 18:00 and 21:00 at the Armory to tell you about Marco Polo's wonderful journey to the East.
✅ Venice Official Dinner Show and Ball: Change into medieval costumes and jump into the middle of the dance floor for the masquerade ball at the Palazzo Vendramine from 21:00 to 1:30am.


⏰ February 9:

✅ Dragon and Lion Dance Parade: from 15:00 to 17:30, the procession will pass through the center of Mestre and arrive at Piazza Feretto to celebrate the Chinese New Year! The New Year is full.

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The biggest feature of the Venetian Carnival is its masks, followed by its gorgeous costumes. This tradition dates back to 1700 years ago.

The rich and the poor can be fused together through masks. Behind the mask, social differences are temporarily erased. The rich became poor, and the poor became rich. They greeted each other with respect.

Behind the mask, age differences are eliminated, the old become young, and the young suddenly become old and strong.

Young people and little people use the authority represented by masks to make themselves look like big people. And the old man tried to dress himself very young, even the more ignorant and stupid the better, the man can become a woman, the woman can also become a man.

Venice is always crowded with tourists. Venetians seem to be used to so many tourists wandering around their city.

Their streets seemed too narrow to hold so many people. However, visitors from all over the world continue to come here.

When you enter the water alley of Venice and see the colorful masks, there is probably no one who will not be attracted by the carnival of the water city.
There are countless mask shops on the streets of Venice, each with its own characteristics, some collecting fashionable capes, some specializing in high-top hard hats, and some showing the craft of mask making on the spot.

"Masks" can be as simple as directly painted on the face, can also go through complex procedures, made of pulp, cloth, porcelain, glass and even plastic, etc., their common characteristics are exaggerated, gorgeous, dramatic, see you dazzled, do not know where you are.