Carnival of Venice 2017 (11th - 28th February). The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday (Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. The festival is world famous for its elaborate masks. In the picture a moment of qualifying for the best mask (Photo by Roberto Silvino/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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