" Venice Carnival 2011 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY of sensors to Sissi, the City of Ladies
The Carnival of Venice is the largest and most important Venetian celebrations, a delicious cocktail of tradition, drama, History and exuberance that is offered in a unique city, a celebration that annually attracts thousands of people from all over the world.
The carnival has very ancient origins, is a celebration, with the adoption of the winter and spring is welcomed a period in which seemingly everything is allowed, even the illusion of the modest Classes so as to be the most powerful, if only with a mask on his face.
The official start of the Carnival of Venice dates back to 1296, when the Senate of the Republic of the existence of the carnival by an edict was in the states the day before Lent on the holiday, officially confirmed.
After an interruption that lasted almost two centuries, the tradition of the Carnival of the municipality in 1980 brought back to life and is celebrated annually ever since with great success.
waiting for the year 2011, the Program Calendar of Carnival in Venice with a special cultural and ceremonial events: the main topics under the artistic Directed by Davide Rampello are the Nineteenth Century Venetian in its dimension, the unification of Italy and the celebration of women. This explains the references to films such as sensors by Luchino Visconti and The City of Women by Federico Fellini, or the Empress Sissi, famous icon of style and manners of the nineteenth century. The calendar in 2011, offers the organizers of the Carnival in Venice, thus two issues of great symbolic importance, namely the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the unification of Italy and the 8th March, Feast of the women who falls in 2011 on Fat Tuesday. On the weekend of 19 to 20 February is dedicated to the Carnival in Venice 2011, the Venetian tradition with Remi, the typical rowing boats that drag along the specially for the occasion with candles lit Canal Grande. Then it's on 26 February to 8th March with festive events and spectacular shows. Just as in the film by Luchino Visconti, Senso the noble Count Ussoni the importance of the participation of the people pointed out, the Carnival of Venice in 2011, encourages the participation of the institutions, but also the city dwellers and
of visitors to Venice. "
Source: Hotel Amadeus **** , Venice
We are delighted to enjoy the three days that we've got the opportunity (without children) to enjoy the togetherness and this certainly very impressive experience! On Sunday we
fly to Venice, on Tuesday we come back.
In Hotel Amadeus **** "ascending" we will - that will be great!
