502 Water City Venice (2)
We said let's go, and in the blink of an eye, we came to the water city in a speeding flying saucer, no, it should be Venice of the water country at this moment.
We were very lucky, impartial, just right, just in time for the Venice Carnival, we were able to feel through the gorgeous and unique Venetian masks that everyone was so radiant and joyful, and we looked at these carnival crowds, and we were dazzled and dizzy, and we didn't know where we were, giving birth to the illusion of calling another country home.
Everyone can't help but cheer, hand and dance, these Venetian people are like the tide rushing to the streets and alleys, the traffic is busy, the tourists are weaving, they are wearing all kinds of gorgeous and luxurious medieval costumes, wearing all kinds of strange hats on their heads, with beautiful, colorful and unique Venetian masks, one by one dancing, singing and dancing, talking and laughing, everyone on the street as they like, everywhere is full of joy and carnival atmosphere, we also can't help but join in it, indulge in this kind of joyful joy, a person wears a mask, loses his identity, the freedom obtained, can be unscrupulous, can be unscrupulous indulgence.
When they see strangers at Carnival, they will say to each other in a friendly way - hello, Mr. Mask.
However, the tourists who were able to catch the carnival at Christmas were a minority, and it seemed that we were lucky, and in order to live up to this good luck, we also bought flamboyant, exaggerated, theatrical clothes, hats, masks, solemn disguises, and swaggered through the streets with the loud and laughing crowds.
Because I had been wearing a mask before, and now that I put it back on, I couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity, behind the mysterious mask, the age difference was eliminated, the old man became younger, and the young man became old.
Young people and little people dress themselves up as big people with the help of the authority represented by the masks. And the old man tries his best to dress himself up as young, and even the more ignorant and stupid the better, the man can become a woman, and a woman can become a man, so that people can't discern their true selves and hide themselves from the crowd, this is the magic that the mask gives.
Xiao Fei solemnly introduced: "This is a rare Venice Carnival, famous in history, one of the four major carnivals in the world.
The greatest feature of the Venice Carnival is its masks, followed by its splendid costumes. This tradition dates back to 1,700 years ago.
The powerful and the poor can be fused together through masks. Behind the mask, social differences are temporarily eliminated.
The rich became poor, and the poor became rich. They greeted each other respectfully. The Venice Carnival is one of the oldest and largest carnivals in the world today, and the European Carnival.
It is said that they all originated from the ancient Shennong Festival. Every year, when winter turns to spring, people automatically gather together to sing and dance to celebrate the beginning of the new year's agricultural activities.
The origin of the Venice Carnival is also said: in the 12th century, the ancient city-state of Venice grew stronger, and in the early spring of 1162, it defeated the feudal city-state of nearby Aquileia to dominate the country.
In 1296, the Venetian city-state officially set the annual celebration for about two weeks, starting the day before Lent, which arrived between the beginning of February and the beginning of March, according to the religious festival schedule.
It is quite surprising that there is a carnival so early, and there are two things that are certain in this world: first, the biggest and most famous carnival on the planet is the Venice Carnival, and second, whenever you think of the Venice Carnival, you will definitely think of gorgeous Venetian masks.
The Venice Carnival is a great event for the princes, ministers, gentlemen and ladies of all over Europe who flock to Venice to watch the wonderful chamber music and theatrical performances, and to participate in the revelry of the people in the streets and squares.
Venice earned the title of the city of Carnival. Then we followed the crowd aimlessly and reveled the whole country.