Carnival in Italy
Carnival in ItalyThe Carnival is traditionally the period before
Lent and is celebrated with costume parties , parades of floats and
dances. The main events take place ending with Shrove Tuesday,
which precedes the Feast of Ashes, beginning, for Christians, a
sacred period of forty days in preparation for the feast of Easter,
called Lent (from the Latin quarantine ) .Throughout Italy will
organize parties and costume parades. In many towns there are
processions of floats.
The cities most famous for Carnival in Italy are: Venice
Carnival
Carnival of Viareggio
Carnival of Cento
At the Carnival today are related some typical masks,
caricatures of faults and defects of the inhabitants of the various
regions.
The most famous masks are also the protagonists of funny comedy
and the main characters are:Arlecchino
Pulcinella
Colombina
Balanzone
Pantalone
Meneghino
Stenterello
Brighella
Gianduia
TartagliaThe Carnival in our school The children worked on the
theme of Carnival learning poems, staging of theatrical schatch,
mimicking some rhymes.
Some classes have in-depth knowledge of the typical masks and
their geographical origin.Thursday, February 27th all classes
participated in the carnival party organized tournament games.
The children and teachers were dressed in costume and played in
teams
