Vincenzo Girasoli
Frolicking
The Carnival was invented to afford people some fun, but who could resist the temptation to misbehave, knowing that no one could bust us out? You see how an endless list of young Venetians of both sexes took advantage of the costume’s protection to sneak out of their homes and meet their lovers, be they other civilians or nuns and priests. Nuns and priests would dress up too in order to elude their celibate life and go have some ungodly fun. Every year, as new indiscretions and law infringements were discovered, the government of the city had to write bills to ban this or that crime and establish punishments: being caught in the middle of a criminal action might cost dearly, from being simply fined to end up rotting in jail. Continue reading clicking the below button Next >
