by In Trieste
2022’s carnevale season in Venice, running until 1 March under the title “Remember the Future”, comes as Italy eases its restrictions including the lifting of a requirement to wear surgical masks outdoors.
This year costumed visitors can look forward to “live music, circus-theatre, puppets, acrobatics and clownery”, reports news agency ANSA, with an open-air theater at the Arsenale and a “scenographic installation” in Piazza S. Marco.
The Carnevale di Venezia dates back to the 14th century, maybe earlier, and over the centuries the event was frequently forbidden under various rulers.
Trieste’s carnival season might not be taking place, while our famous neighbor’s Muggia’s carneval has been postponed until June.
Carnival ends each year the day before Ash Wednesday which signifies the beginning of Lent, traditionally a period of fasting and abstinence leading up to Easter.
