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  2. Feb 13, 2024 · The 2024 Venice Carnival dates will run Saturday, February 3, 2024 – Tuesday 23, February 2024. However, there are some pre-carnival events taking place the week before, starting on February 4, 2023.

  3. According to legend, the Carnival of Venice began after the military victory of the Venetian Republic over the Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrich II von Treven, in the year 1162. In honour of this victory, the people started to dance and gather in St Mark's Square.

  4. The Carnival is instead dismissed with the symbolic Svolo del Leon: on the last day the flag of Venice with the winged lion, symbol of the city, is raised from the Piazza to the Campanile, while the orchestra of La Fenice intones the hymn of San Marco, after having crowned the most beautiful Mary. A sumptuous goodbye for the following year.

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  5. Sep 4, 2022 · In 1867, a Carnival celebration took place at St. Mark’s Square and at La Fenice Opera House. It was organised by a group of locals dreaming to reclaim the glory of Venice. So, there was a Carnival parade culminating with the burning at the stake of a large effigy of King Carnival.

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  6. May 9, 2023 · The ceremony would end with the animals being slaughtered and shared with the population, on the day of fat Thursday, the last Thursday before Lent. This tradition, as well as the one of fat Tuesday, persisted as a part of the Venetian Carnival, for centuries to come.

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  7. Dec 3, 2022 · From that moment on, the Venice carnival would last six weeks, from December 26th to Ash Wednesday. As Venice became a commercial and cultural epicenter during the Middle Ages, carnivals began to attract a lot of visitors from all corners of Europe.

  8. The dates for the Venice Carnival in 2025 will be from 16th February - 4th March. Like every year, if you're thinking of visiting Venice during this week, you'll need to book your flights and hotel as soon as possible.

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