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The ancient Italian city of Venice turns into a massive street party as its annual, 10-day Carnival gets under way. Both tourists and Venetians take part in the traditional masked balls -- including the famed party hosted at the Hotel Baglioni.
Masked merrymaking at Luna Baglioni hotel

Period costumes of the 17th and 18th century
Judith, carnival fan says "It's a sort of experiment, what it means to transform yourself, and see other people being transformed and travel in time."
Gala dinner amid 18th century paintings

More than a million tourists to attend carnival
Thousands of tourists wearing masks and costumes thronged Venice's car-free streets on Saturday as the city's celebration of Carnival began. Carnival starts around two weeks before Ash Wednesday and ends on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.

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