May 4, 2008
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In the past centuries the Sensa  feast has played an important role in social and political life of Venice, it has been one of the most important and sumptuous celebrations , which became legend, myth and history of the city. The famous festival, in which the Doge on  the Bucintoro, launched a ring off the waters of San Pietro di Castello, the famous Wedding with the sea, still celebrated by the city authorities: a reconstruction of many boats and of the the Bucintoro boat  will sail  along the San Marco dock, the Mayor of the city then  throws the ring in Laguna to symbolize the marriage with the sea.  Historically the Sensa is the result of an overlap in time of rites  and civil and religious events, today they prefer to give the  meaning of celebration of the Sea and then feast of the city that  draws from its relationship with the sea, reason for living.

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