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TheVeniceCarnivalhasalonghistory,Thecelebrationswerefirstmentionedinthehistoricafrecordafter1162.Thatyear,theRepublicdefeatedUlrico,Pa-triarchofAquileia,andatraditionwasestablishedofslaughteringabulland12pigsinthePiazzaSanMarcoaroundShroveTuesdaytocommemoratethevictory.Thefirstmentionoftheuseofmasksinthefestivitiesisseenin1268,whenseverallawswerepromulgatedforbiddingmasqueraderstopracticethegameofthe。’eggs”.SomedatetheofficiaIstartoftheCarnivaIofVeniceto1296,whentheSenateoftheRepublicauthorizedthecarnivalwithanedictdeclaringthedaybeforeLentasadayofcelebration.BecausepeoplewereobligedtofastduringLent,allmeat,butter,andeggshadtobeusedupduringtheperiodleadinguptoAshWednesda弘Thisreligiousformalitybe—cametheexcuseforapartythatechoedpaganfestivities.威尼斯嘉年华历史悠久。最早的历史记录始于公元1162年。那年,威尼斯公国打败了亚格里亚大公爵乌尔瑞科.按照传统.最初的庆典是为了庆祝战争胜利。人们在“忏悔星期二”(大斋首日的前一天).在圣马可广场以一头公牛和十二头猪献祭。最早在庆典上使用面具是1268年.那时.法律禁止戴面具者.玩”蛋”的游戏(一种古代游戏,未有详细记载)。而官方的记载则可追溯~U1296年.当时的共和国上院公布法令规定四句斋的前一天为嘉年华。由于人们在凹句斋期间必须斋戒,所以快到“圣灰星期三”(即大斋首日)时.所有的肉、黄油和蛋都得用光。而这个宗教规定就成为了举办饕餮盛宴的理由。一*=$≥'-_|Thesubversivenatureofthefestivitiesisreflectedinthehistoricalrecordfromtheearly14thcenturyonwards,whennewlawsstartedtobepromulgatedwiththeaimofstoppingtherelentlessmoraldeclineoftheVenetianpeopleoftheday.Therecordsshowcasesofmasqueradersenteringchurchesandconventstocommit“multasinhones—

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