Carnival 2011,Venice,ITALY

Venice Carnivals always attract thousands of guests from all parts of Italy,Europe and other parts of the world.
Carnival started as a time for celebration and expression throughout the classes, as wearing masks hid any form of identity between social classes.
Today, approximately 30,000 visitors come to Venice each day for Carnivals.
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One of the most important events is the contest for the best mask, placed at the last weekend of the Carnival. A jury of international costume and fashion designers votes for "La Maschera piu bella"
Masks have always been a central feature of the Venetian carnival
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Venetian masks can be made in leather or with the original glass technique. The original masks were rather simple in design and decoration and often had a symbolic and practical function[2]. 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.
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Bauta
Bauta (sometimes referred to as baùtta) is the whole face, with a stubborn chin line, no mouth, and lots of gilding"
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Moretta
The moretta is an oval mask of black velvet that was usually worn by women visiting convents. It was invented in France and rapidly became popular in Venice as it brought out the beauty of feminine features. The mask was finished off with a veil, and was secured in place by a small bit in the wearer's mouth.
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Volto or Larva
The "Volto" was the more common mask used in Venice for centuries. Volto means "face", and it was the simplest mask to produce.
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Mask-makers

The mascherari, or mask-makers had their own statute dated 10 April 1436. They belonged to the fringe of painters and were helped in their task by sign-painters who drew faces onto plaster in a range of different shapes and paying extreme attention to detail.
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..couldn't manage them to stay longer !:-))

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@InweTaralom

..thank you very much for your comment !

From now on I'll stop worrying about the titles ...LOL !

Thanks for watching..and reading the description !..:-)

[InweTaralom]

Don't worry about the titles; that's what the pause button is for.

These costumes are gorgeous. They make all the boxed stuff from the 70's look like utter crap.

Which they were. LOL!