More Venetians than Tourists in Piazza San Marco and Open Arsenale

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Human Rose in Piazza San Marco, April 25, 2014 (Venice, Italy) April 25th is Italian Liberation Day, which commemorates the end of the Second World War. But in Venice, long before there was a united Italy, April 25th was the Feast of Saint Mark, Venice’s patron saint. On that day, during the Festa del Bocolo, or “Festival of the Rose Blossom,” men give a single rose to the women they love — their wives, girlfriends, friends, mothers, aunts — any woman they care about. And behind that tradition is a wonderful Venetian legend.This year, to celebrate the day, about 1,000 residents took to Piazza San Marco to create a human rose. It was part of an ongoing project by the Venetian artist Elena Tagliapietra and the Venetian author, Alberto Toso…


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