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Venice’sCarnival

VeniceasmallwatersidecityinnortheastItalyboilswithhappinessandexcitementonceeveryyear．BetweenFebruary21andMarch4carnival(狂欢节)hitsthestreets．Formostpeoplecarnivalmeanslargepartiesandfeasts(盛宴)．ButinVeniceitalsomeanstraditionalmasks(面具)andcostumes(服装)．Thesecostumesoriginally(最初地)meanttohidepersonalidentities(身份)．Differentsocialclassescouldmixinaseaofhappiness．Alongthewaterwayspeoplegreetedeachotherwith：“GoodmorningMrs．Mask．”

TodaypeopleinVenicestilldressupinthestrangestways－asarmedsoldiersbutchersfishermenandsoon．Barsandcafésarefilledwithparty-goerswhocometoshowofftheirfancy(奇异的)costumes．Theirdesignsandcreationsaremadebyspecialstudios．Ready-madecostumesarenotacceptable．“Inthemonthsbeforethecarnivalweworkovertimetomeetthedemand”saidamaskmaker．“Manykilometresofsilkandlace(花边)aremadeintocostumes．Forshopkeeperscarnivalisthebesttimeoftheyear．”

TheVenicecarnivaldatesbacktotheMiddleAges．AtthattimethecitywasoneofthewealthiestcitiesinEurope．Thetraditionofcelebratingwithmasksandcostumesisthoughttohavebeenstartedbythe“StockingCompanies”．Theseweregroupsofyoungmenwhoorganizedpartiesandfestivalsandworecolourfulstockingstodistinguish(区分)themselves．

Bythe18thcenturythecarnivalhadreacheditspeak(高潮)．ItallcametoanendwhenNapoleonconquered(攻取)Venicein1797．

NowtheVenicecarnivalattractshugecrowdsfromallovertheworld．Thisyearabout700000peopleweretakingpart．Hotelswerefullybookedinadvanceandbarsandrestaurantsoverflowed(爆满)everyday．

Thecitycertainlybenefits(得益)．Awholeindustryhasbeenbuiltuparoundthecarnival’smasksandcostumes．“TheVenicecarnivalisamagical(迷人的)time！It’ssuchagreatexperience”saidoneFrenchtourist．

Question：

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