Carnival
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Clara — the star of the Carnival
Clara the Rhino was an unusual participant of the Carnival in Venice of 1751, but not the less popular for it.
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Rinoceronte — Grevembroch 3–163
“Rinoceronte — Rhinoceros” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Festa delle Marie
The “Festa delle Marie” celebrating the liberation of brides abducted by pirates, was an important event in medieval Venice.
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Carnival in Venice
The Venetian Carnival was celebrated for centuries, until the end of the Republic. The modern carnival is only superficially similar.