Then Balaji, Mugdha, Natacha & myself got our face painted then started to go around the city. It was cool watching people around in various masks and costumes. I'm sure no place or event on earth would offer a spectacle like this. During the carnival, Venetians used to dress up in the oddest of ways. A document with the strange title of "Different ways of dressing up for carnival introduced by both men and women alike during the 18th century" lists the different costumes in use. Here is it further read on