Fill in the Blanks VeniceOnline version An activity to practice vocanulary related to carnivals by Andres Rodriguez 1 hand concerts watch costumes theatre beautiful parades feathers canals celebration famous wear Venice Carnival in Venice is a much quieter , but it is still very , mainly for the beautiful masks that people . Traditionally , the masks are made and decorated by , with gold , jewels and . There is a competition for the most mask , and there are many masked balls and other celebrations . In St Mark ? s Square , there is an open - air where you can traditional plays , and there are also classical music . Because the streets are very narrow , there are candlelit on boats through the of the city . Watching all the people dressed in masks and wandering through the city makes you feel as if you have stepped back in time to the 18th century .