3. History
Victory of the "Serenissima Repubblica" against
the Patriarch of Aquileia
The festival was outlawed entirely in 1797
1979 : Returned
4. Activities
outdoor bands, drama
acrobats, jugglers and street artists
masked balls and gala dinners takes
place in candle lit palaces with guests
arriving by gondola
5.
6. Masks
Material : leather,
porcelain or using
the original glass
technique
"The Most Beautiful
Mask"
7.
8. mask symbolize fairness, equality
the strict hierarchy was abolished