carnival of venice

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    an annual festival held in Venice, Italy, famous throughout the world for its elaborate costumes and masks.

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    The "Carnival of Venice" is based on a Neapolitan folk tune called "O Mamma, Mamma Cara" and popularized by violinist and composer Niccolรฒ Paganini, who wrote twenty variations on the original tune.

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    an annual festival held in Venice, Italy.