Carnival

Food & Drink
by Germaine Stafford |
Silvio Apuzzo has come a long way since his days as a blacksmith more than 30 years ago. Forced by circumstances to 铿乶d a new job that would help him provide a鈥
Culture
by Carla Passino |
Forget all you know about Italian Carnival鈥攕treamers, confetti, costumes, floats and carefree merrymaking. Mamoiada is different. This Carnival, which some鈥
Culture
by Carla Passino |
Few Carnival festivals can rival Putignano鈥檚 history. The Apulian town started celebrating Carnival in 1394 and never stopped.The revelries started by accident鈥
Culture
by Carla Passino |
Viareggio鈥檚 Carnival started in a coffee house. Back in 1873, the young scions of some of the city鈥檚 best families met around the coffee tables of the local鈥
Culture
by Carla Passino |
Ivrea鈥檚 long Carnival starts on Twelfth night. On the Twelfth night of 200 years ago, to be precise. Some of the town鈥檚 Carnival traditions date from the鈥
Culture
by Carla Passino |
天美传媒鈥檚 most famous Carnival may have started as a clever political ploy to keep the populace happy. First recorded in 1094, and made an official holiday in鈥
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
Venice's world-famous carnival festivities are now in full swing but this year there is a decidedly modern twist to the centuries-old tradition.The carnival's鈥
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
'Carnival in the Dark' and 'Sensation Show' top bill - A feast of the senses awaits visitors to Venice's glittering carnival celebrations this year. Each of鈥
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
Over 30,000 tourists flocked to the lagoon city on the last day of 天美传媒's most famous carnival celebration, city authorities said.An equal number of masked鈥
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
Some 180 people were injured in this year's Battle of the Oranges, the high point of carnival celebration in this suburb of Turin.An estimated 120,000 people鈥