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The earliest recorded mask carnival in Venice history can be traced back to1May 2, 268.

In the carnival at that time, there were still many rules and regulations, which were basically polite and beneficial. Until14th century, many moral restrictions were gradually abolished, and Italian aristocrats developed this carnival activity in the direction of "arrogance and extravagance". On June 24th, 1458+65438, the government couldn't stand it any longer, and issued a decree prohibiting men from entering monasteries dressed as women, so as not to make nuns suffer.

/kloc-in the 0 th/8 th century, the development of mask carnival reached its peak and became the only excuse for people from all walks of life in Venice to carnival together. Only in this festival can people put aside their worries and enjoy themselves, but then the carnival atmosphere is so warm that the mask festival has even become the freest, most legal and even freest sex trading place. Everyone wears a luxurious and beautiful mask, and women can't tell whether the man in front of them is a noble child or a rogue.

1797, Napoleon's army invaded Venice and the Republic of China. In such an atmosphere of national mourning, Venice Carnival can no longer continue. It was not until 1978 that a group of students who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts opened the first modern mask shop in Venice that the mask carnival flourished again.

The Weird Mask of Venice

Today Botha has evolved two main functions: one is to meet the needs of all participants for self-expression and self-display throughout the carnival; In addition, as a tourist, it is a souvenir to attend the carnival in Venice.

Masks in Botha Carnival can be roughly divided into the following categories: 1 Impromptu comedy masks: mainly the images of the prodigal clown and the clown pierrot; Fantasy mask: mainly from the imagination of mask makers, partly inspired by historical design; Traditional bauta: White mask covering half face and other similar half face masks, such as "Doctor Plague" mask, emphasize the exaggerated shape of male genitals.

In Venice, it is easy to buy such a mask. Especially during the carnival, masked vendors can be seen everywhere on the street. Of course, if you want to buy masks with fine workmanship and good quality, you have to go to the oldest mask workshops such as Mondonovo Store and LaboratorioArtigianoMaschere Store. If you want to have fun at home and go to the Chenghuang Temple, 20 yuan can buy a Bota.

Mask carnival and feast

To tell the truth, it's hard to find its former face at Botha Carnival today.

1In the late 1970s, Venice Carnival reached its peak. Young revelers wearing masks threw all kinds of debris at other people who didn't wear masks. During the carnival, various spontaneously organized bands and so on surrounded the road, and the atmosphere was extremely hot; Later, under the control of various government regulations, Venice Carnival gradually "converged". The mask carnival has gradually evolved into a performance of urban tourism promotion. Generally speaking, the most common costumes for Mask Festival are big cloak and long nose mask, and many people like to play the characters in European fables and fairy tales together. During the festival, artists and singers in the streets around the square will also play and sing to add fun to the festival.

Numerous parties, masks, delicious food and Botha Carnival will always be unforgettable experiences.

There are two kinds of masks in Venice, commedia dell'arte mask and carnival mask.

The mask of impromptu artistic comedy

Comedy mask

These masks can be traced back to the second half of16th century, showing people's personality characteristics, national traditions and full-time jobs and industries in Italian cities. Professional comedians present them in the form of comic art and give them humanity.

Impromptu art comedy (literally "comedy of professional artists") is a kind of impromptu drama, which began in16th century and was still very active before18th century, and such performances can still be seen today. Performing groups traveling all over the world will set up an outdoor stage to provide some interesting performances, such as acrobatics, juggling, and more typically humorous performances. These performances are all based on a certain play, with established roles and rough plot lines, and are called "Note1"Canovaccio.

Occasionally, members of the league will perform directly behind the carriages of their peers, which is more like the characteristics of 2》carro di tespi in Note 2. Canovaccio can be traced back to ancient times (defined as before 476 AD).

The theme of improvisation revolves around the drama of the troupe. The content is some common situations, such as infidelity, jealousy, old age and love. Some of them can be traced back to Roman comedies written by Plautus and Terence. The reflection of current events is obvious in words and actions, and people are used to satirizing local scandals, recent events or regional experiences, mixed with old jokes or funny classic sentences. Male instant art comedians depict characters through masks representing regions or towns. However, actresses usually do not wear masks. In fact, the role of women is often played by men wearing women's clothes and wigs, just right-funny imitation.

Close to the theme of life and impromptu dialogue, Italian impromptu comedy can also be found in many other types of dramas, from pantomime and British funny puppet show 3》punch and judy to modern cartoon animation, TV series and even professional wrestling. The characters and escape metaphors in impromptu comedies are also used in modern novels, from fantasy to literary works, especially the story 4 in Note 4 by the British writer michael moore Moorcock, and jerry cornelius finally won the muzak (Music Network) Award.

Note 1: canovaccio is a draft script used by Italian comedians, which only provides actions and scenes. Other performances are improvised by the actors themselves, so comedians must have a good imagination.

Note 2: carro di tespi is a drama that began at the beginning of19th century. He was given economic support by the fascist regime and brought opera into the lives of ordinary people after 1930. This kind of drama has a fixed performance time in different cities, and the troupe will travel with the seasons, in the form of a carriage behind which the troupe travels.

Note 3: Punch and Judy is a very popular puppet show, and it is also the earliest puppet show using muppets. Punch and his wife Judy are the main features, and usually a puppet actor performs independently. This puppet show is deeply influenced by Italian impromptu comedy.

Note 4: Jerry cornelius is an individual who can be anyone. The name is fixed, but the person who uses it can change it. Under the leadership of michael moore Kirk, he wrote a series of stories from 1965, and many writers were influenced and followed up.

Impromptu comedy mask includes:

Arle Chino

Brigira

Bratino

Captain scaramouche

Colombina

Dot Baranzoni

Pantron

Pierrot (Piederorino in his Italian incarnation)

Pulcinella

Ni Zan (also praise, Zane, Zuan)

Clown (happy)

* * * Eleven kinds

Carnival mask

Carnival mask

This mask can best represent Venice, because it shows the spirit of Venice, party planning, crime and fun. On many occasions, people are dressed up. In fact, masks can come in handy for several months in a year. /kloc-Venice in the 0/8th century enjoyed the reputation of being the most famous carnival in the world. All social classes are involved, which is a kind of collective magic, and the mask is the symbol of all these tricks.

Carnival mask contains:

Bauta (and from "bau" (or "babau"))

Dama in Venice

Gatu

Volteau

Dr pest.