FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
FESTIVAL ABOUT MASKS
VENICE INFORMATION
This festival was recorded in 1268, masks have always been a central feature of Venetian festival; traditionally people were allowed to wear between the festival of Santo Stefano on December 26. As masks they were also allowed during ascension and from October 5 to Christmas, people could spend a large proportion of the year in disguise. Mask makers enjoyed a special position in society, with their own laws for making their own masks.
In 1797, Austrians took control of the city on January 18, 1798 and it fell into a decline which also effectively brought carnival celebration to a half for almost two centuries.
It starts around two weeks before, ash Wednesday and ends on shrove Tuesday.
Venetian masks can be made in leather or with the original papier-mâché technique. The original masks were rather simple in disguising and decoration and often had a symbolic and practical function. Nowadays, most of them are made with the application of gesso and gold leaf and are all hand painted using natural feathers and gems to decorate.
What we are going to do?We are going to disguise and to report some oral information about Venice, the history of the festivals; and show you some pictures of the mask festival on Venice, Italy.
Some of the traditionally masks :
FESTIVAL ABOUT MASKS
VENICE INFORMATION
This festival was recorded in 1268, masks have always been a central feature of Venetian festival; traditionally people were allowed to wear between the festival of Santo Stefano on December 26. As masks they were also allowed during ascension and from October 5 to Christmas, people could spend a large proportion of the year in disguise. Mask makers enjoyed a special position in society, with their own laws for making their own masks.
In 1797, Austrians took control of the city on January 18, 1798 and it fell into a decline which also effectively brought carnival celebration to a half for almost two centuries.
It starts around two weeks before, ash Wednesday and ends on shrove Tuesday.
Venetian masks can be made in leather or with the original papier-mâché technique. The original masks were rather simple in disguising and decoration and often had a symbolic and practical function. Nowadays, most of them are made with the application of gesso and gold leaf and are all hand painted using natural feathers and gems to decorate.
What we are going to do?We are going to disguise and to report some oral information about Venice, the history of the festivals; and show you some pictures of the mask festival on Venice, Italy.
Some of the traditionally masks :
larva or volto mask
moretta mask
bauta mask
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Nice info but put images.
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