Masks for sale in Venice during Carnival season - a tradition with ancient, and much wilder, roots. Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP Carnival celebrations around Italy are set to peak over the next ...

Masks for sale in Venice during Carnival season - a tradition with ancient, and much wilder, roots. (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP) Towns across Italy are holding Carnival pageants and parades, but ...

Italy’s Carnival, or Carnevale, is one of the most spectacular and lively celebrations in the world, blending centuries-old traditions with dazzling parades, elaborate masks, and vibrant street ...

02/05/2024 February 5, 2024 While Venice's Carnival is famous for its stunning masks, the Italian city has few artisans left who still make them by hand. But a veteran mask-maker is training his ...

From gorillas to gas masks and lots of paper mache - Italy's Viareggio Carnival is marking its 150th anniversary with colourful parades after being closed down by the pandemic Huge and colourful ...

Not only is this one of Italy’s oldest Carnival celebrations ... men dressed in black masks and dark furs, and authoritative Issohadores, donning white masks and red waistcoats.

The traditional mask dance talchum will debut this week at Italy's Venice Carnival, one of the world's three biggest events of its kind. The organizing body International Association for the Carnival ...

As carnival celebrations are held across ... full of masks,” said Anna Lisa Manciani, a customer from Italy, as she shopped for a mask for herself and her husband. “It’s hard to choose.” ...