Carnival masks can be traced back to 13th century Venice. From December 26th through Lent, Venetians wore masks for anonymity. People could mingle at parties without a reference to their social ...

Carnival Corporation, a major cruise line operator, is requiring masks for vessels operating in and around Australia. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...

Carnival's new requirements aim to change that. After Aug. 7, all passengers age 2 and older will be required to wear face masks "in elevators and in designated indoor entertainment areas, all ...

The art of Venetian masks 05:02. Venice's very existence inspires wonder, and during Carnival, this city of canals provides a fanciful backdrop for the festivities leading up to Lent.

Carnival Cruise Line recommends—but doesn’t require—masks on board starting March 1. The same policy goes for Norwegian Cruise Line ships departing from U.S. ports.

Behind Brazil carnival’s masks In this Jan. 21, 2013 photo, Carnival masks hang on the wall at the Condal factory in Sao Goncalo, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The masks, Chavez said, are “works of art” and are everywhere at the Carnival celebrations in La Paz and in Oruro, which UNESCO has declared part of humanity’s Intangible World Heritage.

In 18th-century Venice, Carnival masks created a temporary feeling of equality between the ruling class and the lower classes. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons ...

Instead of the papier-mâché carnival masks that normally characterize February street gatherings in Jacmel though, this crowd was laden with Bibles and hymn books, dressed in their Sunday best.