Today's most beautiful Venetian masks and traditional Venice Carnival masks to live the enchantment of Carnival...

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In order to limit the Venetians’ overwhelming moral decay, the Serenissima Republic has been legislated many times the Carnival and controlled the use of masks and costumes.

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In Venetian culture, the term "maschera" didn’t just refer to the classic Carnival disguise—it also described the act of putting on fake beards and mustaches. Moreover, "maschera" became a nickname for women who dressed as men and men who dressed as women.