VENICE, ITALY - FEBRUARY 19: Claudia Marchiori performs during the Volo dell'Angelo on February 19, 2017 in Venice, Italy. The 2017 Carnival of Venice will run from 11 to 28 February and includes a program of gala dinners, parades, dances, masked balls and music events.   (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images)
The winner of the 2016 edition of the 'Festa delle Marie' (Marie contest), Claudia Marchiori performs as the Angel of the new Carnival on February 19, 2017 in Venice. The 'Flight of the Angel' is a traditional event that goes back to the Serenissima period where an unknown guest of Venice, flying along a rope from San Marco bell tower to the middle of the square. (Photo by Roberto Silvino/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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 some masks are put on display for photographers and tourists (Photo by Roberto Silvino/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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 some masks are put on display for photographers and tourists (Photo by Roberto Silvino/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
VENICE, ITALY - FEBRUARY 19:  An actress performs in Saint Mark's Square ahead of the Volo dell'Angelo on February 19, 2017 in Venice, Italy. The 2017 Carnival of Venice will run from 11 to 28 February and includes a program of gala dinners, parades, dances, masked balls and music events.  Photo by Awakening/Getty Images)  (Photo by Awakening/Getty Images)