AtD p. 859-860, Carnevale, the fateful masked ball

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Those Austrians and their masked balls ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_Wide_Shut

(the original story took place in Vienna)

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Laura

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>From: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
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>  860...Carnvevale..preparing for masked ball...
>          Carnival of Venice    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  
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>Example of masks used during the carnival
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>Venice Shop Window (Spring 2002).
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>  The carnival of Venice (or Carnevale di Venezia in Italian)
>  Masks have always been a central feature of the Venetian carnival; traditionally people were allowed to wear them between the festival of Santo Stefano (St. Stephen's Day, December 26) at the start of the carnival season and midnight of Shrove Tuesday.
>  As masks were also allowed during Ascension and from October 5 to Christmas, people could spend a large proportion of the year in disguise [1]. Maskmakers (mascherari) enjoyed a special position in society, with their own laws and their own guild.
>  In 1797 Venice became part of the Austrian-held Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia when Napoleon signed the Treaty of Campo Formio. The Austrians took control of the city on January 18, 1798 and it fell into a decline which also effectively brought carnival celebrations to a halt for almost two centuries.
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>  Austrians again.
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>Mask=still standing in for the deceptions necessary to survive in modernity?  
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