If you've been here, then you've probably wondered about the masks. They're for this canaled city's famous Carnevale.

Walking along the canals of Venice, you'll notice masks featured in every window. That's because the Italian city celebrates a unique masked Carnevale, lasting traditionally from St. Stephen's Day on December 26 to Shrove Tuesday, before the Lenten season (now, it more often begins two weeks before Shrove Tuesday). Originally made of porcelain, leather, or glass, today's masks are often hand-painted and decorated with gems and feathers. A fine way to say a "farewell to meat," from which the name Carnevale was derived.

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