Third Place
Carsten Snejbjerg
Freelance
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"Venice Carneval"
The Venetians' ability to create excitement is obvious during the carnival, where masks and costumes are the main event and social distinctions are dissolved. The celebrations before the fast, Carnival, come from the Latin for "Farewell, meat". When the carnival was introduced in Venice during the 12th century, it comprised two months of the entire year. The carnival faded away gradually during the 18th century, but was reinstated in 1979. Since then the celebrations lasting ten days are a huge tourist attraction, and most of all an excuse to dress up, hide behind a mask, and strut one's stuff around the city. *** A group of participants drink coffee on the central square of Piazza San Marco during the February 2010 carnival in Venice. The history of the Venice Carnival dates back to 1162, when the Venice Republic defeated Ulrico, Patriarch of Aquileia. To commemorate the victory, the city slaughtered a bull and 12 pigs in the Piazza San Marco around Shrove Tuesday. This celebration grew gradually, and the first document mentioning the use of masks is from 1268.
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