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| ANNUAL EVENTS
Events of Venice daily updated
The year begins with a celebration of New Year's Day on the beach. Carnival In the ten days leading up to Shrove Tuesday Carnival, or Carnevale, takes place before Lent each winter, finishing on Shrove Tuesday. Events include pageants, commedia dell'arte, concerts and masked balls. Many people wear fancy dress for the duration of the festivities. Su e zo per i ponti On the second Sunday in March A marathon running race around the streets of Venice, with the contestants running up and down the bridges, as the name suggests. St Mark's Day 25 of April Feast in honour of St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice, when men give women a long-stemmed red rose (it is also the celebration of the "Bùcolo" (rose bud)). A gondola race takes place in Bacina di San Marco. La Sensa On the first of May a festival and regata, held in the lagoon. Marriage to the Sea - first Sunday after Ascension This is an annual ceremony which reaffirms the "marriage" of Venice and the Adriatic. The mayor travels with his party by boat to the Lido, and drops a gold ring into the sea before attending a service at the San Nicolù church. Anyone who manages to dive in and retrieve the ring may keep it, and is free from all state taxes for the following year. Vogalonga On the first Sunday after Ascension A rowing race over a 32km course, from Bacina di San Marco to Burano and back. Biennale June-September. The Biennale is a modern-art exposition featuring painters, sculptors, and performance artists from around the world, which takes place in odd-numbered years. Most events are located in the Giardini Pubblici and at the nearby Corderie dell'Arsenale. Festa del Redentore On the third Sunday in July Religious ceremonies are held every year in the Redentore church on the Giudecca to commemorate the end of the plague of 1577. Visitors can reach the church by crossing the Giudecca Canal over a pontoon bridge specially built for the weekend. Decorated boats fill the lagoon to watch the spectacular firework display on the previous evening. A huge feast of traditional Venetian dishes is held along the Giudecca waterfront, followed by dancing on the Lido. On the Sunday a regatta is held in the Giudecca Canal. Regata di Pellestrina On the first Sunday in August This is held for the popular feast of the Madonna dell'Apparizione (the Virgin of the Apparition). The regatta is held on the lagoon side of the island. Film Festival This takes place during the August, and is second only in importance to the Cannes festival. Take any water bus to the Lido to catch the action, or book into the Excelsior Hotel and mingle with the stars! Regata Storica On the first Sunday in September A procession of decorated craft along the Grand Canal is followed by a race for city gondoliers and other expert rowers. Spectators are expected to cheer on the teams and are often given appropriate colours to wave. Regata di Burano On the third Sunday in September This regatta concludes the season's rowing events and is known as the "rematch of the Historical Regatta". The competitions are held in front of the island. On land, the regatta can be seen from the fondamenta where the ACTV waterbuses stop. Take lines 42 or 52 to Fondamente Nuove, then line 12 to Burano. St. Martin's Day 11 of November Venetian children run through the city, banging pots and pans with wooden spoons. It is traditional to reward the children by giving them a few coins. Special cakes depicting St Martin are baked in celebration. Festa della Salute On November 21st each year, city workers lay a pontoon bridge over the Grand Canal from the San Marco district to the Salute church. Citizens walk across the bridge to give thanks to the Virgin Mary for delivering them from a plague in the 16th century.
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