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Carnival Of Venice Gets Underway
This week, in the midst of winter, is the start of the Venice Carnival.The festival is world-famous for its elaborate masks and costumes. It runs till February 9th. Weekend's Nuala McGovern caught up with a very busy man, Paolo Cicciarelli, the events organiser. Has he got his costume?
(Photo: A woman dressed in carnival costume poses in front of gondolas in Saint Mark's Square, Venice. Credit:Marco Secchi/Getty Images)
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