El Carnaval de Venecia es conocido en todo el mundo.
Son máscaras fantásticas que reflejan personajes del Renacimiento italiano y de la Edad Media dan una idea de su antiguedad.
Algunas fuentes asegurtan incluso que los primeros carnavales venecianos inician en el año 1162 aunque algunos estudiosos lo llevan un siglo más adelante.
La Bauta, la Gnaga, la Moretta, son máscaras hoy reconocidas mundialmente que en la antiguedad permitían a los nobles mantener su anonimato en situaciones de transgresión.
Si bien los trajes y las máscaras que parecen salidos de un cuadro han hecho el giro del mundo y tienen una espectacularidad que dificilmente sea comparable con otro en su estilo, no es menos importante el aspecto previo a la organizacion del festival.
En estas imagenes quiero mostrarles como luce el Canal Grande de Venezia cuando comienzan los preparativos para el multitudinario carnaval.
La iluminación del canal durante las horas nocturnas y las lanchas de la policía fluvial y de los servicios de emergencia que patrullan constantemente los canales le dan un aspecto surrealista.
En Venecia, la fiesta popular se desataba la última noche de Carnaval: la plaza de San Marcos se llenaba de miles de máscaras que bailaban con antorchas encendidas, la ciudad se iluminaba y se quemaba un enorme maniquí con la forma de Pantalone.
Ese festejo representaba el final o funeral (como lo llamaban) del Carnaval, y la gente cantaba a coro "¡El va! ¡El va! El va!" y con el lento tañido de las campanas iniciaba el periodo de la Cuaresma.
The Venice Carnival is known all over the world.
Fantastic masks that reflect characters from the Italian Renaissance and the Middle Ages give an idea of its antiquity.
Some sources even claim that the first Venetian carnivals began in 1162, although some scholars put it a century later.
The Bauta, the Gnaga, the Moretta, are masks today recognized worldwide that in ancient times allowed the nobles to maintain their anonymity in situations of transgression.
Although the costumes and masks that seem to come out of a painting have made the turn of the world and have a spectacularity that is hardly comparable to any other in its style, it is not less important the aspect prior to the organization of the festival.
In these photos I want to show you what the Grand Canal of Venice looks like when the preparations for the multitudinous carnival begin.
The illumination of the canal during the night hours and the boats of the river police and emergency services that constantly patrol the canals give it a surreal look.
In Venice, the popular festival was unleashed on the last night of Carnival: St. Mark's Square was filled with thousands of masks dancing with flaming torches, the city was illuminated and a huge mannequin in the shape of Pantalone was burnt.
This celebration represented the end or funeral (as they called it) of the Carnival, and the people chanted "El va! El va! El va!" and with the slow tolling of the bells the period of Lent began.
Fuente de las imagenes / Source images: Carnevale di Venezia.
Fuentes consultadas (de mi propiedad) para la elaboración del presente artículo. / Consulted sources (of my property) for the preparation of this article
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