Known as one of Venice’s oldest festivals, this annual ceremony reaffirms the ‘marriage’ of Venice and the Adriatic sea. The mayor arrives at the Lido by boat and drops a gold ring into the sea as a symbol of Venice’s eternal fidelity to Serenissima, ‘Queen of the Seas’. He then proceeds to the San Nicolo church to attend a service. Anybody who dives into the sea and retrieves the ring may keep it, and be exempt from all state taxes for a year.
Region/City Name:
Venice
Event Date:
June 5, 2011
Venue:
Lido
Date Text:
June 2012 TBA
