The show was organised to reflect the theme of this year's carnival, under the title "The Most Delicious Feast in the World", with food and poetry serving as the inspiration of the giant structures and objects floating in and flying over the Cannareggio Canal.

Tourist from many different countries gathered along the banks and on the bridges of the canal to watch the spectacle.

Carnival madness first began centuries ago as a period of excess before the rigours of lent, the 40 days of fasting that traditionally precede Easter.

The carnival's end marks the beginning of Lent and signals the start of Venice's tourist season, which runs into the autumn.

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