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Carnival of Viareggio/ Carnaval de Viareggio. 👺👺

Carnival of Viareggio/ Carnaval de Viareggio. 👺👺

February 2024 · 6 min read · Viareggio

English

Hello hivers, today I want to take you with me to one of the oldest, most typical and loved by adults and children, the Carnival! Carnival is a pre-Lent celebration which usually brings parades, floats, shows and obviously it is compulsory to be masked, in Italy we have a long tradition of carnival masks and a very famous carnival which is that of Venice, but I will take you to the most famous in my region of Tuscany, the Viareggio carnival, also very well known in Europe where every year very large floats parade along the seafront carrying social, political or simply classic and playful themes, these floats are real works of art, beautiful , impressive and creative!

Espanol

Hola hivers, hoy quiero llevaros conmigo a uno de los más antiguos, típicos y queridos por grandes y pequeños, ¡el Carnaval! El carnaval es una celebración previa a la Cuaresma la cual suele traer desfiles, carrozas, espectáculos y obviamente es obligatorio estar enmascarado, en Italia tenemos una larga tradición de máscaras de carnaval y un carnaval muy famoso que es el de Venecia, pero te llevaré. hasta el más famoso de mi región de Toscana, el carnaval de Viareggio, también muy conocido en Europa donde cada año desfilan carrozas muy grandes a lo largo del paseo marítimo con temas sociales, políticos o simplemente clásicos y lúdicos, estas carrozas son verdaderas obras de arte, hermosas. , impresionante y creativo!

English

The first wagon you see is called bla bla car, it is a denunciation of the decadence of customs, in fact you see a somewhat diabolical goat who indulges in excess. The second float with the modern dressed boy is called "Listen boy" and is a denunciation against drugs seen as a white widow spider that envelops young people with its large tentacles, it was one of the floats that struck me the most, both for The strong meaning is for the size and beauty of the chariot, and then I hate spiders! The third float, which is also very large and impressive, is inspired by a sculpture made by patients in a former mental hospital in Trieste and is intended to be a sort of "Trojan Horse" which however is only brought as a gift without ulterior motives, symbolizing the elimination of prejudices on mental health , this allegorical float was also really beautiful to look at.


Spanish

El primer vagón que ves se llama carro bla bla, es una denuncia a la decadencia de las costumbres, de hecho se ve una cabra un tanto diabólica que se entrega a los excesos. La segunda carroza con el chico vestido moderno se llama "Escucha chico" y es una denuncia contra las drogas vista como una araña viuda blanca que envuelve a los jóvenes con sus grandes tentáculos, fue una de las carrozas que más me llamó la atención, tanto para El El significado más fuerte es el tamaño y la belleza del carro, ¡y luego odio las arañas! La tercera carroza, también muy grande e impresionante, está inspirada en una escultura realizada por los pacientes de un antiguo hospital psiquiátrico de Trieste y pretende ser una especie de "Caballo de Troya", pero sólo se entrega como regalo y sin segundas intenciones. , que simboliza la eliminación de los prejuicios sobre la salud mental, esta carroza alegórica también era realmente hermosa a la vista.

English

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Instead, the wagon you see with robots is called "Sveglia" which means wake up, but written like this SveG AI to underline the dangerous advent of artificial intelligence and the invitation to wake up so as not to let your life be taken by the abuse of technologies. The chariot on the other hand with the moustachioed gentleman, this too is a really beautiful chariot and is inspired by the artist Salvador Dalì and his very particular vision of the world, if you don't know him, look for his works on the internet, he was truly avant-garde, a chariot in short surrealist! Then there was the large octopus, a truly impressive float that even puffed smoke and then the one with the tyrannosaurus, which is called the most toothy, dedicated to dinosaur lovers, among the most loved by children. Under a satirical float, entitled peace, where in addition to our president Mattarella, other Italian politicians are seen with the flag of peace but sitting or flanked by tanks, to summarize how hypocritical it is to talk about peace and then finance weapons. The last ones were traveling masks whose name I don't remember but they were very beautiful to see, especially the one with the flames which looked like a fire circus. In short, the Viareggio Carnival was a wonderful experience, I hadn't been back for a long time but I was fascinated by it like when I was a child, even more so given that now the floats are truly gigantic and of great innovation and creativity! If you happen to be in Tuscany during Carnival it is an event you cannot miss!


Spanish 

En cambio, el carro que ves con los robots se llama "Sveglia", que significa despertar, pero escrito así SveG AI para subrayar el peligroso advenimiento de la inteligencia artificial y la invitación a despertar para no dejar que el abuso te quite la vida. de tecnologías. El carro por otro lado con el caballero bigotudo, este también es un carro realmente hermoso y está inspirado en el artista Salvador Dalí y su visión muy particular del mundo, si no lo conoces busca sus obras en internet. , era verdaderamente vanguardista, ¡un carro, en definitiva, surrealista! Luego estaba el pulpo grande, una carroza realmente impresionante que incluso echaba humo y luego la del tiranosaurio, que se llama el más dentudo, dedicada a los amantes de los dinosaurios, entre los más queridos por los niños. Bajo una carroza satírica, titulada La paz, donde además de nuestro presidente Mattarella, se ve a otros políticos italianos con la bandera de la paz pero sentados o flanqueados por tanques, para resumir lo hipócrita que es hablar de paz y luego financiar armas. Las últimas eran máscaras viajeras cuyo nombre no recuerdo pero eran muy bonitas de ver, sobre todo la de las llamas que parecía un circo de fuego. En definitiva, el Carnaval de Viareggio fue una experiencia maravillosa, hacía mucho que no volvía pero me fascinaba como cuando era niña, más aún teniendo en cuenta que ahora las carrozas son realmente gigantescas y de gran innovación y ¡creatividad! Si estás en la Toscana durante el Carnaval, ¡es un evento que no te puedes perder!

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