Festa del Redentore

Month : July
Place : Venice, Italy
Famous For : Traditional Festival
Attractions : Different kinds of boats with balloons and garlands, Fireworks

The Festa del Redentore is a famous thanks giving festival celebrated in Italy every year. It began as a feast to give thanks for the end of the terrible plague of 1576, which killed 50,000 people,[1] including the great painter Tiziano Vecellio (Titian). It's held in Venice on the third Saturday and Sunday in July. On Saturday, the eve of the festival, fireworks are let off. People begin to decorate their boats, or the small wooden terraces on rooftops to see & admire the fireworks.

Major Attractions

During the festival of Festa del Redentore, Saint Mark's basin begins to fill up with boats of all kinds at sunset, festooned with balloons and garlands, and thousands of Venetians await the fireworks while dining on the boats. Around 10 P.M at night. From pontoons placed nearby the island of San Giorgio, the fireworks begin and Saint Mark's basin becomes one of the most atmospheric stages in the world. The fireworks last for around 45 to 60 minutes, illuminating the night and arousing intense emotions in both Venetians and visitors. Once the fireworks are over, the young people of the city head off to the Lido, where they sit on the sand and wait for dawn. A bridge of barges is built connecting Giudecca to the rest of Venice.[4] Sunday is devoted to religious celebrations. The 2006 festival celebrated the victory of the Italian national soccer team in the World Cup and fireworks in the colors of the Italian flag were let off.