What is Bucintoro? Detailed answer

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"Bucintoro" (or "Bucentaur", as it is also called) - a large galley of the Venetian doges. It was on these ships that the sacred rite of "the betrothal of Venice to the sea" was performed annually for six centuries. On the morning of the holiday, the doge, accompanied by the nobility and ambassadors of neighboring states, climbed onto the deck of the Bucintoro, which, accompanied by an escort of elegant gondolas, slowly went out into the middle of the lagoon and headed towards St. Helena.

A boat was leaving the island to meet the Bucintoro. The prelate, who was on board the boat, consecrated a large vessel of water, and then poured it back into the sea. When the Bucentaur slowly sailed past the Lido Island, a window opened in the stern, and the hand of the highest-ranking person in Venice, engaged to the sea, threw a massive golden ring into its still, but such treacherous waters.

During the existence of this beautiful custom, the Venetians managed to build and bury several ships named "Bucintoro". All these ships were extraordinarily beautiful.

Author: Cellarius E.Yu.

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