We visited three workshops in Venice to see how they make the Carnival masks. Some can take up to 3 weeks to fully finish. ... feathers, or gems. The Carnival of Venice began in the 12th century, ...

BINCHE, Belgium, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Around a thousand performers clad in traditional costumes featuring white wax masks and hats adorned with huge ostrich feathers paraded to the sound of drums in ...

An artist works on a carnival mask at the Venice Art Mask workshop in Shkoder, Albania, on February 20, 2020. (AFP/Gent Shkullaku) I. n a quiet studio in ... Gold, feathers and pearls.

Every year, the Venice Art Mask Factory in Albania's Shkoder produces more than 20,000 hand-crafted masks, including 1,700 unique pieces this year alone, to be donned by carnival revellers from ...

For Carnival in Brazil, lots of women don giant feather headdresses and skimpy bikinis. But for a pre-Carnival event, Elaine Cuoto is dressed as a mosquito — complete with a long proboscis and ...

Every year, the Venice Art Mask Factory in Albania’s Shkoder produces more than 20,000 hand-crafted masks, including 1,700 unique pieces this year alone, to be donned by carnival revellers from ...