The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) is a magnificent celebration that takes place in Venice, Italy. This extraordinary parade occurs in the streets of Venice with the center of attention at the St. Mark’s Square and at times, there are additional events such as masquerade balls that take place in the ancient Venetian buildings (Bonadonna, 2017). Socially, this event contains individuals of all ages. Children gather together with their family members, friends and neighbors to celebrate the final days of eating meat, fats, and sugars, before the holiday Lent has arrived (Walks of Italy, 2016). Recently, tourists from all over the world have traveled to Venice during this time to experience this sole occasion. This celebration is known
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Culturally, Roman Catholics believe that during the Fridays of the 40 days of Lent, individuals should not eat meat to honor Jesus Christ, who suffered for his followers and died on the cross on a Friday. The activity pattern of giving up meat was chosen due to the fact that meat is known to be a worthy sacrifice within this religion, and is also associated with many worthy celebrations and feasts (Kosloski, 2017). The Carnival of Venice is a way to gather everyone together and have one final festivity before Lent to finish all of the meat, fats, and sugars that household contains. When Ash Wednesday comes around, it is expected by the culture that all of the individuals will follow this pattern until the upcoming Easter Sunday. The mask that each individual wears represents the behavioral standards and expectations, as …show more content…
During the Carnival of Venice, people of every age come out to celebrate the final days before Lent. Almost the entire population of Catholics in Venice participates as well as other individuals. Since this event is now internationally known, members from around the world, including ones of different religions come to engage in this unique and exciting event just to experience it. The carnival welcomes all types of people and every gender, especially because a majority of personal features are hidden under the costumes that can be
Culturally, Roman Catholics believe that during the Fridays of the 40 days of Lent, individuals should not eat meat to honor Jesus Christ, who suffered for his followers and died on the cross on a Friday. The activity pattern of giving up meat was chosen due to the fact that meat is known to be a worthy sacrifice within this religion, and is also associated with many worthy celebrations and feasts (Kosloski, 2017). The Carnival of Venice is a way to gather everyone together and have one final festivity before Lent to finish all of the meat, fats, and sugars that household contains. When Ash Wednesday comes around, it is expected by the culture that all of the individuals will follow this pattern until the upcoming Easter Sunday. The mask that each individual wears represents the behavioral standards and expectations, as …show more content…
During the Carnival of Venice, people of every age come out to celebrate the final days before Lent. Almost the entire population of Catholics in Venice participates as well as other individuals. Since this event is now internationally known, members from around the world, including ones of different religions come to engage in this unique and exciting event just to experience it. The carnival welcomes all types of people and every gender, especially because a majority of personal features are hidden under the costumes that can be