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title: "Carnival of Venice Revived"
year: 1979
country: "Italy"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1979/carnival-venice-revival"
slug: "carnival-venice-revival"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1979-01-01"
---

# Carnival of Venice Revived

> The restoration of Venice's historic Carnival festival revived an 18th-century tradition and became a major cultural and tourism phenomenon in modern Europe.

## Summary

Carnival is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.

## Sources

- [Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1979/carnival-venice-revival