by Teresa Di Fresco

Among the best known and most important writers of Italy was Gianni Rodari, a master of children's literature who in this rhyme from "The Travels of Pulcinella", the protagonist is Pulcinella, a carnival mask among the most famous and most poetic that Italy has ever celebrated, not only in the carnival parades of floats, but also in some theatrical literature.

It seems, however, that for the past several years, the stars of the floats are no longer masked as Pulcinella (Punch), Arlecchino (Harlequin), Colombina, Pantalone, Tartaglia, Scaramuccia (Scaramouche), Balanzone, Rugantino, Meo Patacca, etc... People tend to want to satirize more contemporary characters.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano