The Colors of Carnival: Venice


	The Colors of Carnival: Venice
alanocu
3-20-2008 12:25 AM
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alanocu says:
crazyredhead's clip: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/5DE4CE93-D778-42BD-ACEF-B0A2C5B2D37A/ for more photos

By far the most elaborate, colorful and creative costumes I've ever seen.
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3-20-2008 12:29 AM
CarnivalBorn
Beautiful pics!
3-20-2008 1:10 AM
tanyamm
I would love to go there at carnival time and see all this for myself. The masks and costumes are the most beautiful I have ever seen.
3-20-2008 3:15 AM
merrie
They are so exquisite, I've never seen such wonderfully
ornate costumes. I wonder who designs them. I really
love Japanese kimono's, too.
3-20-2008 1:36 PM
Kauaiguy
Now I know where Cirque Du Soleil gets their costumes.
3-21-2008 6:27 AM
syncopath
it's a bit too colorful 4me ..................
3-21-2008 6:13 PM
carrerinyes
Beautiful clip!
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The carnival in Venice was first recorded in 1268. The subversive nature of the festival is reflected in the many laws created over the centuries in Italy attempting to restrict celebrations and often banning the wearing of masks.
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Masks have always been a central feature of the Venetian carnival</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.colourlovers.com/img/27855443-4B83-48D3-8B03-CF7E30089CF6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/">Venetian masks can be made in leather or with the original papier-mâché technique.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.colourlovers.com/img/92C7F0AC-6F2C-475B-87F6-AE455A7BF855" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/">
Bauta is a “mask which covers the whole face, with a stubborn chin line, no mouth, and lots of gilding”. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.colourlovers.com/img/F744B952-AF2A-464F-BD8B-7C3C426B1338" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/">
The moretta is an oval mask of black velvet that was usually worn by women visiting convents.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.colourlovers.com/img/13E455FC-F8F3-4150-9584-0BCB4C82F25C" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/">
The larva, also called the volto mask, is mainly white, and typically Venetian.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.colourlovers.com/img/B7BA73A5-B666-4EE3-AFBC-6E308D228DE7" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/">
An inspiration for the carnival lies in the fact that during Lent, traditionally no parties may be held and many foods, such as meat, are forbidden; the forty days of Lent serve to commemorate the Passion of Jesus.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.colourlovers.com/img/A25B750C-5FD4-4274-B6E6-E0E41E72FD7B" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"> Many local carnival customs are also based on local pre-Christian rituals</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.colourlovers.com/img/237F2F00-B5C5-4010-A21E-DF3CC3CE53CA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/03/19/the-colors-of-carnival-venice/"><H2>More Photos from Venice</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; 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