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Top 5 Festivals

You Should Visit

Top 1: Carnivals of Venice

It is said that the Carnival of Venice was started from a victory of the “Serenissima Repubblica” in the year 1162. To honor this victory, the people began to dance and the festival became official in Renaissance. Many distinct styles of mask are worn in the festival, and people with different occupations wore different masks.