After spending a few days observing the people who dress up in what may be traditional Carnevale garb (As seen above) , it was interesting to notice a few things that seemed to be unwritten rules of how to execute the complete Carnevale get-up:
1) Stay silent, communicate by making tilting gestures with your head
2) Walk in a manner symbolic of a mysterious ghost or floating spirit
3) (If you’re dressed as a woman in a gown) Whip out your fan to add a greater sense of mystery to your look, and pose behind your fan as tourists photograph you
4) Some tourists may think they should give you some monetary compensation for posing for their photos, but no — all posing is done in festive spirit.
As I didn’t know well enough to prepare months in advance for a costume to wear for Carnevale I asked an artist I met originally from Iran to give me a little paint job.
I’ll have to wait until next time (Whenever that may be!) to actually get my complete Carnevale costume on…