Today is Martedi’ Grasso (Shrove Tuesday), the day before the start of Quaresima (Lent). Miss Torrini’s Year 8 Italian class learnt about Carnevale celebrations in Venice and each pupil made their own mask. To discover more about Carnevale in Italy and to find out about Italy’s biggest food fight click on the links below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26404662
http://goitaly.about.com/od/festivalsandevents/a/carnevale.htm