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Enjoy Carnevale Season In Italy Version 2012
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Carnevale, also known as Carnival or Mardi Gras, is celebrated in many, many countries. The central date is Tuesday, February 21, 2012 or, for those who plan ahead, Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Of course, the fun starts several weeks before. Our favorite place to fete the end of winter and the beginning of spring is Italy. But to be fair, we cannot promise you that spring will have actually arrived, especially in northern Italy
Did you know that Italy is divided into twenty regions, each boasting a somewhat unique outlook on life and each celebrating a series of unique Carnevales? The most famous and undoubtedly the priciest Carnevale takes place in Venice. For several weeks prior to the culminating date the jet set takes over. You can expect to shell out hundreds of Euros for many of the events, unless they have sold out. If you hurry, you can probably get tickets and hotel rooms for any event that you want, for the 2013 edition. Their motto is "Life is Theatre! It's Time to Get Masked." So you really should be prepared with one or more masks. And if you can't make them you can buy them.
For a more authentic, and undoubtedly less expensive Carnevale experience, you can visit any other Italian region, or even elsewhere in Veneto (Venice's region). The variety is close to endless. For example, in the central Italian region of Abruzzi east of Rome in many little towns Carnevale focuses on Cicerchiata. This delicious treat resembling peanut brittle was is traditionally made from selected local beans that are increasingly replaced by fried dough. Might this be tastier than many Venice offerings?
Of course if you are in central Italy you will probably want to stop by Rome. During the Renaissance Rome's Carnevale was even more famous in all Europe than its Venetian competitor. At some point this Carnevale disappeared. But now it's back perhaps not with vengeance but with circus horses jumping through flames, masquerades, fireworks, open-air theaters, folklore dances and parade floats. And when you tire of Rome, you can visit other Latium Carnevales not far away.
What about southern Italy? The Mezzogiorno remains quite traditional. The first floats appeared in Sicily over four hundred years ago. The major Basilicata Carnevale is located in the town of Tricarico, population 6 thousand. Children and adults parade in costume, cow and bull outfits are always popular. Remember, virtually everywhere in Italy hosts a memorable Carnevale.
Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten computer and Internet books, but prefers drinking fine Italian wine with the right foods. He teaches computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Visit his European travel website www.traveleuropetravel.com and his global wine website www.theworldwidewine.com with a weekly column reviewing $10 wines.
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Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. His wine website is www.theworldwidewine.com . You can reach him at ital@mail.theworldwidewine.com.
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