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Venice celebrates the first full day of Carnival with a parade of brightly-decorated boats through the city's canals. Diane Hodges reports.
Venice (Italy), Feb 8 (EFE) .- Enigmatic masked beings travel to the historic center of Venice, as the city of canals celebrates its legendary carnival and tries to forget the great floods suffered three months ago.(CAMERA: Gonzalo Sánchez)
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The Carnival of Venice kicks off on the Cannaregio Canal, with floats and performers illuminating the night. IMAGES of the canal
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