Carnival in Italy
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Carnival in Italy plays a very important role in Italian folklore, traditionally linked to regional masks, and is celebrated in many cities, some of which are known throughout the world for the specia
Carnival of Venice in St Mark's Square
Carnival of Viareggio
Carnival of Venice, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750
The Venetian Carnival tradition is most famous for its distinctive masks.
Easter in Italy
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Easter in Italy is one of the country's major holidays. Easter in Italy enters Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, concluding with Easter Day and Easter Monday.
Italian traditional Easter cake, the Colomba di Pasqua. It is the Easter counterpart of the two well-known Italian Christmas desserts, panettone and pandoro
Carnival of Viareggio 2011, Uer iz de parti?
The Battle of the Oranges at the Carnival of Ivrea, in Ivrea