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The Blood of Christ
Easter is the most important event in the Christian calendar, and that was no different in the times of the Republic of Venice.
It should therefore be no surprise that several events took place during the week of Easter, and that all classes participated.
A couple of these events included a rather special relic, which is still in the treasury of the Basilica di San Marco.
It is a sample of the blood of Jesus.
Just to muddle the waters, there's a similar relic in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
Both of them originate in Constantinople.
#1500s #1600s #1700s #Easter #histodons #Schools #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/venetian-story/the-blood-of-christ/
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Episode 25 — The Venetian Carnival
The Venetian carnival was famous, and was so already in the Middle Ages. Kings travelled across Europe to see the Venetian carnival. It was one of the must-see things for travellers to Venice.
The carnival was not, however, like the modern cheap replica.
The ancient Venetian carnival sported such noble activities as pig-chasing in the alleyways, a flying Turk delivering flowers, and the public execution of a bull by sword.
#1500s #1600s #1700s #Carnival
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/podcast/episode-25-the-venetian-carnival/
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Beheading bulls
Lent, leading up to Easter, is a period of abstinence and repentance.
Forty days, where the basic rule is that if it's fun, it's probably not allowed.
Carnival originated, at least in part, as a reaction to the meagre forty days, when meat, wine, cakes, and rich foods in general were off the menu.
Hence, we have the fat week leading up to Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is the last day of the carnival — Mardi Gras for the French inclined, martedi grasso in Italy, both meaning Fat Tuesday — but the preceding Thursday was also an important feast.
In Venice, this was the Feast of Giovedì Grasso, which was celebrated in grand style in the Piazzetta, the smaller part of Piazza San Marco near the two columns.
#1500s #1600s #1700s #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/venetian-story/beheading-bulls/
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Proper ball games for decent people? Not all ball games are equal; some are more equal than others.
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The Venetians played a ball game (or maybe two different) which was called football, or kicking ball, but it was more rugby-ish, but also not really.
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Playing at ball
The ancient Venetians enjoyed their well-known sports such as human towers, bull fights and fights on bridges using fists or sticks, not to speak of chickens on a pole, squashing cats bareheaded, and tearing the heads off geese while jumping in a canal.
These were, however, mostly entertainments and games for the lower classes.
Decent people, and nobles, engaged in more exotic activities, such as tennis, football and other ball games.
One such ball game, usually just called giuocar al pallone — playing at ball. It is a game, which probably originates in the Middle Ages.
#1500s #1700s #BallGames #Sports #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://venetianstories.com/venetian-story/playing-at-ball/