Margherita Missoni, the granddaughter of Rosita and Ottavio Missoni who started the Missoni knitwear company and fashion powerhouse in 1953, performs the traditional Flight of the Angel hanging from a cable tied from the bell tower at St Mark's Square![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5CnF_0UGaaWxhuuF1EdCI-_ki9mdj2uU0LfQuRvtf-aUQclj16W24kjd3KG_xVeXkntlC-0k9-Sc9g9oXEU9tllW4TE7DzeKuTVTWxe3GlF8FPCdcA9QvTNUUmPWLL92y4xjo8O5ArXe/s400/1.jpg)
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The Carnival is the largest and is considered the most important Venetian festival, attracting thousands of revellers from around the world each year![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRUA81nH0X1v4AK-AAVYvWAsBEtQnT5j9beaCv76068BIvrijNvp9SqtzP91OGTC_mwRmjZBNCwuyb8mvBLnxZ9f_bq_8pxb4Cg3gRsQB06qTpzS071JqJnGdwDfLQ0lpUMPJL4T7rz6q/s400/4.jpg)
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This year's Carnival will be held from February 13-24, under the name Sensation, Six Senses for Six Districts![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh771opZE2Gglcuhrbp7hanbyYk11yDLsy1HKtcYm3P6D2U0b8ktBQAvNy1vPhF3LPxJ2Td8QYAcRtVvqpd7YJFhRcui69oO_IP81bRJWr4Ip_PUk4_SrNlH6iMp6HsTnG0DtHXx5EKx8YM/s400/5.jpg)
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Women wearing historical costumes are carried through Saint Mark's Square in a procession called the Festa delle Marie, in memory of the liberation of young brides who were kidnapped and robbed of their jewels by Istrian pirates in 948 AD![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5McuVEHzX-03Z0__erYEQP5WwLdS6BMB9eLVlJzChhLmjMomOpn_asFagIjndVSlN-2sfatmXUyMDCGmsgbytkg3hgI6MRvkEkh-8tvc1O8kkZKV_tQVtBySPkMCHgIU8flPIF_ykmAX4/s400/6.jpg)
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A woman dressed as Marie Antoinette poses in Saint Mark's Square
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Costumed revellers have a snack in the famous Caffe Florian on Saint Mark's square
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A reveller adjusts her dog's pirate hat, while another wears a typical Venice Carnival mask
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