It’s clear from this photo that the opening weekend to Venice’s Carnival was quite the celebration, with heaps of confetti in the air and crowds gathered along the city’s famed canals to watch a procession down the waterways. But what you can’t tell from the images alone is that this year, all the confetti and streamers are fully biodegradable, a sustainable twist on the centuries-old festival.
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‘life is a festival only to the wise.’
-ralph waldo emerson
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source credits, Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images, Associated Press
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Wow 😮 what a lovely picture, and so nice that they are using biodegradable confetti.
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I loved the colors and the bio aspect
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wise confetti, indeed
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So wise
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Great to hear that it won’t pollute the city. Well done, Venice!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Right!
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I wholeheartedly agree with their wonderfully wholesome and wise ways, Beth
“Scientists in Australia are working on making biodegradable car parts out of hemp. This might get confusing. When someone says, roll up the window, they might mean, roll up the window!” ~ Jay Leno
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Ha!
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Progress is so admirable, Beth.
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Nice to hear
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That’s excellent! I was there just a few months ago and I loved it!
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I’d love to go
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Indeed. What a wonderful quote for a Friday.
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I’m so glad
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Wow! That is incredible!
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Amazing, isn’t it?
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So glad to hear about the biodegradable confetti because the environment was literally the first thing I thought of when I saw the photo.
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Right!
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We may be slow learners but eventually we learn.
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True, better late than never
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We get there
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A delightful good news story…thank you, Beth! 🥰
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My pleasure
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What a smart idea
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So smart
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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The first thing that struck me when I was the picture was the amount of plastic and I was so happy to read that they are biodegradable and they will not impact our seas and oceans.
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Right!
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This is a great triumph for environmental protectionism, Beth
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It sure is
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⭐️
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That Emerson quote is speaking to me…
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I’m so glad
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Thanks for sharing that, love it. Also, the city celebrates while still struggling with rising sea water and overcrowding…I have been to the city when you walked on planks above the streets and it happens with such regularity that the future looks very wet indeed
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Scary
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I am so glad you said this about the biodegradable confetti. When I saw the photo I thought less of the fun but more of the pollution… lol. Over here is carnival season too – hopefully with similar confetti!
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Wonderful
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Well, most humans are slow, but we eventually get it.
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It just takes a while
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This is wonderful and here we are going back to plastic straws in this country and firing people that help protect our precious landscapes. :(( Chris
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I love that they thought about this
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“fully biodegradable” – that’s brilliant!
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boom.
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What a fabulous pic and what’s even more wonderful is they can still celebrate responsibly.
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a win win
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First thought: I’ve never seen seen so much confetti! Second thought: How do they ever get that cleaned up? Third thought: Whew, thank goodness.
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Wow! I never saw so much confetti! But I am glad someone is thinking about the environmental safety.
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yes, so important
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How brilliant! The quote is perfect, Beth!
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thanks!
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You’re welcome!
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This sounds like a great improvement. I always wonder who cleans up all the confetti dropped during major celebrations.
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yes, I was really happy to read this part of it
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That is good to know! Seems the only way to go. Thank you for sharing, the incredible photo and that responsible news.
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that photo was stunning and deserves to her shared
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👍🏻
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Wonderful. And the costumes are incredible. I wish I could be there for a few minutes. LOL Love the photo and I’m so happy the confetti is envirnomentally safe.
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yes, me too
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🤗
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Fantastic photos…
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isn’t that amazing ?
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I’m glad to hear there are such things as biodegradable confetti now. I hope events such as concerts etc use them now too.
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yes, I hope so as well, and why not
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How colourful!
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Isn’t it though?
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That’s good to hear.
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yes, I’m glad they made that change
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That looks fun!
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it really does –
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I‘m definitely not a fan of this. I‘m even appalled by the messing up nature, water, everything. They can‘t be biodegradable enough….
But I like the idea. Somebody was, for a change, thinking seriously about the impact this all has.
And I thought seriously that this MUST have been a painting…. a fine one I‘d say too. I‘d probably hang that up a wall!
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I thought it was a painting at first as well. I am hopeful that it was truly biodegradable enough
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Brilliant! No ‘clean-up on aisle seven’.
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right!
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So many people miss out on the joy of festivals like the Life Festival by focusing only on increased traffic, long lines, loud noises, and such!
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yes, just get in there!)
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That looks soooo festive!
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it does!
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