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The carnival of Venice kicks off with not one, but two flights from the campanile of St. Mark's Square. In addition to the traditional 'Mary’ who performs the flight of the angel, this year the organisers have agreed to let go down a second young woman, Micol Rossi, affected by Crohn's disease. IMAGES of the flights
A magical night-time spectacle inspired by Italian food and art kicks off the two week-long Venice Carnival. Gavino Garay reports.
A magical night-time spectacle inspired by Italian food and art kicks off the two week-long Venice Carnival. Gavino Garay reports.
Historical boats and gondolas with costumed crews parade down Venice's Grand Canal in the 2021 regatta IMAGES
Barranquilla, Feb 22 (EFE).- The Battle of Flowers, a grand parade attended by more than 600,000 people, kicked off the four-day-long annual Barranquilla carnival, the second-largest in the world, on Saturday.One of the most popular festivals in the country, the carnival - declared by UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2003 - dates back to the 1880s.The Battle of Flowers, one of the biggest draws of the carnival, dates back to 1903, and was aimed at celebrating the end of the One Thousand Days War in Colombia. (Camera: RICARDO MALDONADO). SHOT LIST: THE PARADE OF THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE CARNIVAL OF BARRANQUILLA, IN BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA.
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