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Venice is a famous Italian city.
There, people travel by boat.
Every September, the city has the Historical Regatta.
The city celebrates its boat history.
Patric Scherzinger’s German.
He loves the festival.
Martina Eckel works in Venice.
The name for these boats is gondolas.
The sailors wear special clothes at the festival.
They carry the city ruler and city officials.
The festival is about Venice’s history.
The city has 118 islands and many canals.
The festival began in 942 CE.
Pirates took some women from Venice.
The sailors went after them in their boats.
They caught the pirates.
They saved the women.
At the festival, they celebrate with boat races.
Many tourists travel to Venice for the festival.
Lidiano Enzo loves this.
Tourists usually go for a quiet gondola ride in Venice.
Emmanuel Granat’s a French tourist.
He thinks the Historical Regatta is a great festival.