History and Traditions of Venice

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We collect notes and curiosities on Venice History, Festivals, games and cerimonies that are or were celebrated in Venice. We assume that this section will be enriched by your contributions, correcting inexact and missing historical data.

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• B.Molinas: Un Errore e una Predizione
  in un Affresco di Giandomenico Tiepolo
• Wicked Venice, Rev. Reuben Parsons 1893
• The "Council of the Ten"
• History of Dalmazia

• The "Gonfalonieri di Perasto"
  and the famous Speech
• Cronology of the Doges of Venice
• The Serrata del Maggior Consiglio
• The Venetian Marines
• The School of the Stonecutters in Venice

Venice Curiosities

• Origin of Street Names
• Venetian Boats
• Venetian Cuisine Recipes
• The Venetian "Smorfia"
  ( lotto numbers in Venice )
• The Epopee of the Stockfish
• Sad Story of the Elephant
• The Columns of Marco and Todaro
• The Stone on which
  Jesus Sermonized
• The Plot, the Old Woman
  and the Mortar
• Piscopia Loredan,
  the First Woman to Graduate
• Venice Pictorial Photos
• Venice Views
• Venice Photo Details
• Venice Vintage Photos

Venice Festivals

Venice Games

• Calendar and maps
• 25^th of April,
  St.Mark's Festival
• Salute Festival
• Redentore Festival
  ( the world-famous night )
• Marie Festival
• Saint Martin Festival
• Sensa Festival
  ( the Marriage to the Sea )
• Venice Carnival
• Last Thursday of Carnival

• Venice Historical Regatta
• Storia del Venezia Calcio
• Vogalonga
• Su e Zo par i Ponti
• Venice Marathon
• Bull Hunting in Venice
• The Pussycat
• The Eel in the Barrel
• Crowd-Boxing in Venice
• Naumachy in Venice
• Hercules´ Strenghts

Project to Save Venice and sulphation evidences

The "restauration" of the Mori´s Clock