Friday, February 25, 2011

friday fun fact:masks of Carnevale di Venezia

tomorrow 
i am 
going to venice
for carnevale!
this is my birthday gift to myself
i am so excited
in honor of
carnevale
and
friday fun fact
i decided 
to dedicate 
this friday
to the masks
of 
carnevale
i found 
a few different types of masks
via 
google and wikipedia
first 
the bauta
it is a full faced mask
and 
historically was used
during political events
when citizens
were suppose to be
anonymous 
like voting
a prettier bauta

the second mask i found
is
moretta

the moretta
is an oval mask of black velvet
worn by women 
when they visit convents
the french invented the mask
and the italians
made it look more feminine 
i like the italian spin on it!

and finally
the 
columbina mask
my favorite!



 tomorrow
i will spend a day
amid a millions of masked people
and 
as creepy as it sounds
i will be loving every minute of it!



information for this blog 
was pieced together from 
{here} & {here}






3 comments:

  1. Color me jealous! I have been to Rome for Carnevale, but that is the closest I have been, and that doesn't even compare! I can not wait to see the pictures!

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  2. Sounds like you've got a great day ahead! Happy Birthday! :)

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  3. Tale articolo interessante. Non ho mai nuove che le maschere Carnevale avevano le loro specificità ed evoluzione storica. Tutti pensato che questo sono solo belle accessori per l'evento culturale. E 'una grande cosa che ho letto questo post. Grazie!

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