carnival 1/2 Safer Internet Day 3/4 San Valentino 5 If I lived in an aquarium 6/7 Debate Lesson 7 Reading, Writing, Arithmetic 8 European Newspaper C h i l d r e n ’ s p o i n t o f v i e w Sommario February 2017 Volume 1 Numero II This is the period befo-...
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carnival 1/2 Safer Internet Day 3/4 San Valentino 5 If I lived in an aquarium 6/7 Debate Lesson 7 Reading, Writing, Arithmetic 8 European Newspaper C h i l d r e n ’ s p o i n t o f v i e w Sommario February 2017 Volume 1 Numero II This is the period befo- re Lent running from Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday. It is celebra- ted with fancy dress par- ties, confetti, and strea- mers, especially during the weekend running fron giovedì grasso (Shrove Tuesday), whitch is the final day. The Venice car- nival is very famous, with its open-air shows and fancy-dress balls, and so is the Viareggio carnival with its parade. Carnival is the most cheerful party of the year!The carnival celebrations have a very old origin: probably they started in the pagan festi- val where masks were used to remove the mali- gnant spirits. Today Car- nival is an opportunity for fun, represented by masks, floats ... Italy is a country with a great Car- nival tradition, known e- specially for the Carnival of Viareggio
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