print email comment close Carnival of Venice URL: http://www.carnivalofvenice.com/ Description: This site presents information about the annual pre-Lent carnival featuring fantastic masked and costumed participants that has been held in Venice, Italy, for hundreds of years. Provides brief historical information, photographs of recent carnivals, and a schedule of events for the future carnival.  The quality of the English translation of this page is somewhat uneven, but understandable. Publisher: Omnia Offices sas Library of Congress Subject Headings: Carnival Festivals -- Italy -- Venice Holidays Shrove Tuesday LII Database Information: Record 8908 created by Maria Brandt on 10/30/2003 Last modification on 11/06/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 02/17/2006 Tom McGibney on 11/06/2005 Published: 10/30/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8908