Venetians Celebrate The Annual Festa Del Redentore

VENICE, ITALY - JULY 17: Fireworks explode over the the Church of the Salute during the Festa del Redentore in Venice July 17, 2004. This festival is second only to the Carnival and began in 1576 when the Republic's Senate voted to build a church on the Giudecca Island to Christ the Redeemer to thank God for the city's deliverance from the Plague. The beginning of the festival is a "boat-bridge" made from gondolas strung together across the Lagoon. Boats decorated with colourful balloons, lanterns and garlands also congregate in the open space in front of St Mark's Cathedral to await the fireworks. After the fireworks, the night is spent merrily feasting and drinking on the boats that span the entire lagoon. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
VENICE, ITALY - JULY 17: Fireworks explode over the the Church of the Salute during the Festa del Redentore in Venice July 17, 2004. This festival is second only to the Carnival and began in 1576 when the Republic's Senate voted to build a church on the Giudecca Island to Christ the Redeemer to thank God for the city's deliverance from the Plague. The beginning of the festival is a "boat-bridge" made from gondolas strung together across the Lagoon. Boats decorated with colourful balloons, lanterns and garlands also congregate in the open space in front of St Mark's Cathedral to await the fireworks. After the fireworks, the night is spent merrily feasting and drinking on the boats that span the entire lagoon. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
Venetians Celebrate The Annual Festa Del Redentore
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