{"id":11839,"date":"2025-03-06T15:03:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/?p=11839"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:03:53","slug":"syracuse-florence-celebrates-carnevale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2025\/03\/06\/syracuse-florence-celebrates-carnevale\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse Florence Celebrates Carnevale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Syracuse Florence community was especially festive this week to celebrate the end of the Carnival period, which concludes with Marted\u00ec Grasso (AKA Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian traditions like this are strong here in the capital of the Catholic world. For the last few weekends, the streets and piazzas have been a colorful stage for Italian children in costume. Hallowe’en may be gaining in popularity here, but Carnevale remains the main festivity for which Italians dress up and masquerade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To kick things off, Professor Eric Nicholson and his students performed “Long Live Carnival, Long Live Love” – scenes from the Commedia dell’Arte, an Italian theatrical art form whose origins are tied to the famous Venice Carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students from Prof. Falciai’s advanced Italian class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Olivia Champeau and Maya Lewis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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