The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water procession along the Grand Canal that finished in front of the Rialto Bridge with a flourish of colourful streamers and confetti ...

Also very popular was the Moretta, a dark velvet mask paired with a small hat. The Venice Carnival is an eagerly anticipated event. For the 2025 edition, it will officially begin on 14 February ...

The Venice Carnival 2025 brings a vibrant display of masked revelers and grand floats, including a giant rat cruising through the Grand Canal. Spectators enjoy the colorful spectacle as boat ...

Masks for sale in Venice during Carnival season - a tradition with ancient, and much wilder, roots. Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP “At exactly the same time of the year, the Ancient Greeks celebrated ...

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25. The event was to commemorate the Carnival of Venice, an event in Venice, Italy, that lasts for around two weeks before the beginning of Lent. Rohn Woltjer, 13, paints a mask Tuesday ...

Revellers participate in the celebrations of the historic Venetian Carnival in front of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ...